释义 |
josh·ua tree \ˈjä]sh(ə)wə-, ÷]shəˌwā- also ˈjȯ]\ noun also joshua (-s) Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: probably after Joshua, Old Testament patriarch; from the grotesquely extended branches, reminiscent of the outstretched arm of Joshua as he pointed with his spear toward the city of Ai (Josh 8:18 — AV) : a branched arborescent yucca (Yucca brevifolia) of the southwestern United States that has short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers and often grows to a height of 25 feet [Joshua tree] |