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单词 paliurus
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paliurus

/ˌpalɪˈjʊərəs/
noun
Originally: the spiny shrub Paliurus spina-christi, also called Christ's thorn. Later also: any of the Eurasian shrubs and small trees which constitute the genus Paliurus (family Rhamnaceae); (in form Paliurus) the genus itself.
  • Adopted as a genus name by J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariae (1700) I. xxi. iii. 616.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754) III..

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin paliūrus a spiny shrub from ancient Greek παλίουρος, of unknown origin.

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