释义 |
sic·king·ia \siˈkiŋēə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Franz von Sickingen died 1523 German knight + New Latin -ia : a genus of small or medium-sized Central and So. American trees (family Rubiaceae) of which some yield usable timber and some are a source of red dyes and extracts of repute in local folk medicine especially as febrifuges and purgatives — see arariba |