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单词 carrotwood
释义

carrotwood

noun

car·​rot·​wood ˈker-ət-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce carrotwood (audio)
ˈka-rət-
plural carrotwoods
: an evergreen Australian tree (Cupaniopsis anacardioides of the family Sapindaceae) having large compound leaves, white to greenish-yellow flowers in axillary racemes, and a fruit that is a woody 3-lobed capsule becoming yellowish-orange when ripe
Carrotwood has become a problem in South Florida because of excess seedling production and is considered a pest tree. Robert Haehle, Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), 22 Sept. 2006
In Southern California, carrotwood grows rapidly to a height and girth of 30 feet in a variety of soil types and endures both drought and overwatering without complaint. Josh Siskin, Daily News of Los Angeles, 6 Sept. 2008

called also (Australia) tuckeroo

Word History

Etymology

so called from the color of the fruit

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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