单词 | cotton gum |
释义 | cotton gum in American English US a tall tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) with cottony leaves, found in swamps of the SE U.S. cotton gum in American Englishnoun any of several tupelo trees, esp Nyssa aquatica Word origin [1855–60, Amer.; so called from the cottonlike hairs of its seeds]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: kickoff, lavabo, pickup, pipeline, specialist |
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