释义 |
sag·e·re·tia \ˌsajəˈrēsh(ē)ə, -ēd.ēə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Augustin Sageret died 1852 French agronomist + New Latin -ia : a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) having opposite branches, sometimes edible fruit, and opposite leaves that in a Chinese member (S. theezans) are used locally as a substitute for tea |