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单词 paullinia
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Paullinian.

Brit. /pɔːˈlɪnɪə/, U.S. /pɔˈlɪniə/, /pɑˈlɪniə/
Forms: 1700s Paulinia (irregular), 1700s– Paullinia. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Paullinia.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Paullinia, genus name (Linnaeus Genera Plantarum (1737) 116) < the name of Simon Paulli (1603–80), Danish physician and botanist + -n- , connective element + -ia -ia suffix1.
Botany.
A genus of woody, twining tropical lianas of the family Sapindaceae, including the guarana of Brazil, P. cupana, which typically contain alkaloids such as caffeine; (also paullinia) a plant of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 365.The genus is found mainly in Central and South America, though there is at least one African species.
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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Paulinia.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxxi. 483 Paullinia..also, and Sapindus..have two nectaries, very different from each other.
1833 J. G. Whittier Toussaint l'Ouverture 16 The lithe paullinia's verdant fold.
1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. 296 The creepers are woody Bauhinias, Paullinias, and Banisterias.
1945 I. Ochoterena in F. Verdoorn et al. Plants & Plant Sci. in Lat. Amer. 262/1 The plants are represented by vines and shrubs such as..Paullinia.
1996 Biotropica 28 184/1 The species of these four families..are wind-dispersed, except for two Paullinia species and Dicella bracteosa.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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