单词 | sandpaper tree |
释义 | > as lemmassandpaper tree sandpaper tree n. a name for several tropical trees, the rough leaves of which are used by indigenous people for polishing (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > other plants used to scrub or scour broom-weed1756 sandpaper tree1863 toothbrush tree1891 1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile 567 The sand-paper tree [Kigelia pinnata], whose leaves resemble a cat's tongue in roughness. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Sandpaper-tree, Curatella americana. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 367 Sandpaper Trees—Dillenia scabrella and D. sarmentosa,..natives of India. < as lemmas |
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