单词 | monkey-pod |
释义 | > as lemmasmonkey-pod monkey-pod n. the rain tree or saman, Albizia saman (also monkey-pod tree); the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > guango monkey-pod1868 guango1871 saman1888 1868 Overland Monthly Dec. 562 The monkey-pod, whose pink blossoms are open as evening approaches. 1888 W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 115 Pithecolobium Samang, the Samang or Monkey-pod tree, enjoys great favour as a shade tree. 1937 D. Teilhet & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders ix. 156 They drove down the scented street, overshadowed by the great leafy monkey pod trees which rustled in the night breeze. 1979 Trop. Legumes: Resources for Future (National Acad. Sci.–National Res. Council (U.S.)) v. 203 Hawaii is famous for its ‘monkeypod’ bowls, and so many local raintrees have now been felled that the wood is imported. 1980 T. Wolfe Right Stuff (1981) iv. 83 A great deal was summed up by those great showy slabs of monkeypod wood. < as lemmas |
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