| 单词 | shower tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshower tree shower tree n. chiefly U.S. any tree of the genus Cassia, the members of which have pendulous racemes of flowers (see cassia n.1 4a); cf. earlier golden shower n. 4. ΚΠ 1882 Celebration Golden Wedding Dr. & Mrs. Lowell Smith 4 The happy couple stood under a green arch..from which depended a marriage bell covered with the flowers of the ‘Golden Shower’ tree.] 1934 Torreya 34 35 Among the most abundant and conspicuous of the flowering trees are the purple jacaranda, the several varieties of shower trees (Cassias) with pink, pink and white, or yellow flowers; [etc.]. 1979 Trop. Legumes: Resources for Future (National Acad. Sci.–National Res. Council (U.S.)) 246 Sometimes known as shower trees, they have striking, fragrant flowers that hang in graceful sprays. 2001 C. R. Elevitch Trad. Trees Pacific Islands 369/2 Shower trees have clusters of cream, pink, orange, yellow, or red flowers resembling in shape and size large bunches of grapes. < as lemmas |
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