单词 | cade |
释义 | cade cade1 /kayd/, n. a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade), used in treating skin diseases. Cf. juniper tar. [1565-75; < MF < Pr; akin to LL catanum; perh. orig. a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees] cade2 /kayd/, adj. Eastern New Eng. and Brit. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans: a cade lamb. [1425-75; late ME cad(e), of obscure orig.] |
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