单词 | geiger tree |
释义 | geiger treenouna small, shapely evergreen, Cordia sebestena, of the borage family, native to the Florida Keys, South America, Yucatan, and the West Indies, having orange and red flowers and small pear-shaped fruit. Origin of geiger treeFirst recorded in 1875–80; named by John James Audubon in honor of John Huling Geiger (1807–85), at whose estate Audubon stayed in 1832 while working on his Birds of America Words nearby geiger treeGehry, Geiger, Geiger counter, Geiger-Müller threshold, Geiger-Müller tube, geiger tree, Geiger tube, Geikie, Geisel, geisha, Geissler tube Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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