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单词 wellingtonia
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Example sentences from the Web for wellingtonia

  • Supposing this giant to be a new tree, it was there christened Wellingtonia, and also gigantea for its immense measurements.

    Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton
  • The Wellingtonia gigantea, or Mammoth pine, as it is sometimes called, is a tree perfectly hardy and of rapid growth.

    Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art|Various
  • Do you see those three innocent darlings playing together, under the eye of their governess, by the Wellingtonia yonder?

    The Cardinal's Snuff-Box|Henry Harland

wellingtonia

/ (ˌwɛlɪŋˈtəʊnɪə) /

noun

another name for big tree

Word Origin for wellingtonia

C19: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington 2

Words nearby wellingtonia

Wellingborough, Wellington, Wellington boot, Wellington boots, Wellington, duke of, wellingtonia, well-intentioned, well-judged, well-justified, well-kept, well-knit
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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