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单词 albizzia
释义 albizzia, n. Bot.|ælˈbɪzɪə|
Also albizia.
[mod.L. Albizia (A. Durazzini 1772, in Mag. Toscano III. iv. 11), Albizzia, f. the name, Albizzi, of a family which introduced the silk-tree into Italy: see -ia1.]
Any plant of the genus Albizia (family Leguminosae), comprising flowering trees, shrubs, and lianas of tropical and subtropical regions, some of which are cultivated as ornamentals or for their timber.
1844London Jrnl. Bot. III. 85 When the specimens are perfect Albizzia is easily distinguished from Acacia.1868[see silk-tree s.v. silk n. and a. 10 b].1929H. S. Banner Trop. Tapestry 97 High overhead the giants of the forest [in Sumatra]—albizzia, puspa, waringin—intermesh their branches.1957M. West Kundu vi. 75 He saw the flash of brilliant scarlet as a Bird of Paradise made his mating dance on the branch of an albizzia tree.1980Energy from Biomass (Shell Internat. Petroleum Co.) 6 Trees in tropical forests are often fast growing—examples include the ipil ipil, Acacias, Albizias and Eucalyptus.
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