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单词 torch-tree
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torch-tree
torch-tree n. Obsolete rendering Latin tæda, a resinous species of pine, the wood of which was used for torches; also Ixora parviflora, an East Indian shrub with showy flowers.
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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvi. x. 462 A sixt sort..of these trees..is properly called Teda (i. the Torch-tree): the same yeeldeth more plentie of moisture and liquor than the rest.
1862 E. Balfour Timber Trees India (ed. 2) 135 Ixora parviflora:..Torch Tree..A small tree..more used for torches than for any other purpose, as it burns very readily and clearly.
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