释义 |
spon·di·as \ˈspändēˌas\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spondias, spodias bullace : a small genus of tropical trees (family Anacardiaceae) having pinnate leaves and small flowers in terminal panicles, a free ovary that becomes in fruit a fleshy drupe, and astringent leaves and bark — see ciruela, hog plum, mombin, otaheite apple |