单词 | red bean tree |
释义 | > as lemmasred bean tree red bean tree n. any of several leguminous trees of the genus Erythrina (subfamily Faboideae), which have bright red seeds, esp. the West Indian E. velutina; also called coral tree. ΚΠ 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 288 The Coral or Red Bean Tree. The seeds of this tree are of a beautiful red colour. 1836 T. Rolph Brief Acct. W. Indies iii. 29 After..passing some trees, called the red bean tree, covered with the most brilliant crimson flowers, the whole of Barbadian Scotland suddenly bursts on the sight. 1933 N. Waln House of Exile i. v. 87 She chose the soil under the redbean tree. 1972 C. D. Adams Flowering Plants Jamaica 361 E. velutina... Coral Tree, Red Bean Tree. Tree to 20 m. high..pods (5–) 8–13 cm. long; seeds red, about 1.5 cm. long. < as lemmas |
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