单词 | tarfa |
释义 | tarfan. The tamarisk, Tamarix gallica, which exudes a gum called manna. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > tamarisk quick treeeOE tamariskc1400 myrica1548 jhow1827 ithel1838 sea cypress1855 tarfa1858 salt cedar1881 1858 H. Bonar Hymns Faith & Hope 216 Creeping through the wiry boughs Of these tarfas. 1859 Martin tr. J. H. Kurtz Hist. Old Covenant III. 31 The manna produced on the tarfah shrub is caused by the prick of an insect. 1870 J. Hamilton Moses xiii. 216 Jehovah did not ignore the few drops which already trickled from the tarfah-trees. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1858 |
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