| 释义 |
‖ inga Bot.|ˈɪŋgə|
[ad. ingá, engá, native name in Brazil (see quot. 1869).]
1. A genus of plants allied to the Mimosa (N.O. Leguminosæ), consisting of large shrubs or trees, for the most part native to South America, with red, yellow, or white flowers and pinnate leaves.
1838Penny Cycl. XII. 476/2 Inga, a genus of plants..found in the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and America. 1869R. F. Burton Highlands of Brazil II. xii. 172 The name Ingá or Engá is applied to Mimosas of various species, some bearing an edible legumen.
2. attrib. inga bean, a species of the genus Pithecolobium (P. dulce), tribe Ingeæ; inga tree, a species of Inga (I. vera).
1756P. Browne Jamaica 253 The Inga Tree or large leafed Sensitive. This shrubby tree is pretty frequent in St. Mary's. 1886A. H. Church Food Grains Ind. 173 Inga-bean, a middle sized tree belonging to the natural order Leguminosæ, suborder Mimoseæ. |