| 单词 | angostura bark |
| 释义 | angostura bark in British English (ˌæŋɡəˈstjʊərə) noun the bitter aromatic bark of certain South American rutaceous trees of the genus Cusparia or Galipea, formerly used medicinally to reduce fever Word origin C18: from Angosturaangostura bark in American English (ˈæŋɡə ˈsturə, -ˈstjurə, ˌæŋ-) noun the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters Also called: angostura Word origin [1785–95; after Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar), town in central Venezuela]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: edit, fossilize, guillotine, initiative, preemptive |
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