单词 | jelutong |
释义 | jelutong[ jel-uh-tawng, -tong ] / ˈdʒɛl əˌtɔŋ, -ˌtɒŋ / nouna tree, Dyera costulata, of the Malay Peninsula, from which a resinous latex is obtained. Also called pontianak. the latex of these trees, used as a substitute for chicle. Also called devil tree. a tropical Old World tree, Alstonia scholaris, of the dogbane family, of which the bark is used in medicine. Origin of jelutongBorrowed into English from Malay around 1830–40 Words nearby jelutongjelly doughnut, jellyfish, jelly fungus, jelly mould, jelly roll, jelutong, jemadar, Jemappes, jembe, Jemima, jemmy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jelutong
British Dictionary definitions for jelutongjelutong / (ˈdʒɛləˌtɒŋ) / nouna Malaysian apocynaceous tree of the genus Dyera, esp D. costulata the latex obtained from this tree, used in the manufacture of chewing gum the wood of this tree Word Origin for jelutongC19: from Malay Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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