单词 | water vine |
释义 | water vine/ˈwɔːtə vʌɪn/noun Any of various tropical climbing plants whose stems contain a copious and potentially drinkable watery sap, including some true vines (genus Vitis) and members of the genera Tetracera (family Dilleniaceae: West Africa), Doliocarpus (family Dilleniaceae: tropical America), Phytocrene (family Icacinaceae: south-east Asia), and Cissus (family Vitaceae: Australasia). OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Long (1734–1813), planter and commentator on Jamaican affairs. From water + vine. |
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