| 释义 |
‖ ceiba|ˈsaɪbə|
[Sp. (θeˈiba); possibly of native West Indian origin.]
The God-tree, Silk Cotton-tree of the W. Indies, Eriodendron anfractuosum (Bombax Ceiba). (Miller.)
1812S. Rogers Columbus x. 157 Ceiba, and Indian fig, and plane sublime. 1843Prescott Mexico ii. iv. (1864) 92 He gave three cuts with his sword on a large ceiba tree which grew in the place. 1852Th. Ross tr. Humboldt's Trav. II. xvi. 3 The ceiba with its large yellow flowers. 1879J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima 63 One who..kneels before an oak as the wild Indian does before his ceiba. |