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单词 australian fever tree
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Australian fever tree
3. More fully Australian fever tree. Any of various eucalyptus trees, esp. the blue gum Eucalyptus globulus. Now historical and rare.Eucalyptus oil has been used in the treatment of fevers, but the trees were also planted in damp, malaria-prone areas to improve drainage and (supposedly) air quality.
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1867 Argus (Melbourne) 17 Oct. 5/4 Dr. Mueller calls our attention to a fact which he believes is not generally known in Victoria—viz, that our so-called ‘gum-trees’ have in the South of Europe received the name of ‘The Fever Tree’.
1874 Sci. Amer. 14 Feb. 103/1 (heading) The Australian Fever Tree.
1902 Plant World 5 198 Eucalyptus is thought to be of value in malarial regions in absorbing or warding off noxious emanations; hence, several are known as fever trees.
1991 M. Castleman Healing Herbs (1995) 236 Reports of similar incidents [of cure with eucalyptus tea] slowly made their way back to Europe, and the herb became known as ‘Australian fever tree’.
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