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单词 palo blanco
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Definition of palo blanco in English:

palo blanco

(also paloblanco)
noun ˌpaləʊ ˈblaŋkəʊ
US
  • Any of various American trees or shrubs with pale or whitish bark or wood, specifically: (a) any of several small trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis (hackberries: family Ulmaceae) found in desert areas of south-western North America, especially C. reticulata; (b) the white-barked tree Lysiloma candida (family Mimosaceae (Leguminosae)) of western Mexico; (c) a forest tree, Calycophyllum multiflorum (family Rubiaceae), of central South America.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Hardy (d. 1871). FromAmerican Spanish palo blanco, lit. ‘white tree’ (a name given to various trees and shrubs) from palo, specifically sense of palo + blanco.

 
 

Definition of palo blanco in US English:

palo blanco

(also paloblanco)
nounˌpaləʊ ˈblaŋkəʊ
US
  • Any of various American trees or shrubs with pale or whitish bark or wood, specifically: (a) any of several small trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis (hackberries: family Ulmaceae) found in desert areas of south-western North America, especially C. reticulata; (b) the white-barked tree Lysiloma candida (family Mimosaceae (Leguminosae)) of western Mexico; (c) a forest tree, Calycophyllum multiflorum (family Rubiaceae), of central South America.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Hardy (d. 1871). FromAmerican Spanish palo blanco, lit. ‘white tree’ (a name given to various trees and shrubs) from palo, specifically sense of palo + blanco.

 
 
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