单词 | mulatto tree |
释义 | > as lemmasmulatto tree mulatto tree n. rare either of two tropical American trees with light brown wood or bark, Calycophyllum spruceanum (family Rubiaceae), and the gumbo-limbo, Bursera simaruba (family Burseraceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > other trees > [noun] blood tree1785 sea-purslane tree1786 salt-tree1824 fever tree1830 sand wood1840 scrubwood1874 mulatto tree1876 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 97/1 Some Amazon trees taper downwards,..as the Mulatto tree (Eukylista Spruceana), one of the Cinchonaceæ. 1941 C. Swabey Principal Timbers Jamaica 13 Birch, West Indian (-Mastic, Red Birch, Turpentine tree, Incense tree, Mulatto tree)... Tree..with characteristic smooth papery chestnut-coloured bark. < as lemmas |
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