| 释义 |
chir|tʃɪər|
Also cheer.
[Hindi chīr.]
In full chir pine. An Indian tree, Pinus roxburghii.
1882Encycl. Brit. XIV. 155/1 The chír or three-leaved Himalayan pine. 1885Ibid. XIX. 105/1 P. longifolia, a Nepal species, is remarkable for the great length of its lax slender leaves... It is known in India as the ‘Cheer-Pine’. 1924Blackw. Mag. Oct. 478/1 Our road ran through chir-pine forest and grassy glades. 1940F. Smythe Adv. Mountaineer x. 156 The lower foothills are clotted for scores of miles with forests of chir, tall graceful pines. |