| 单词 |
bauhinia |
| 释义 |
bauhinia|bəʊˈhɪnɪə| [mod.L. (Linnæus 1737), named after Jean (1541–1613) and Gaspard (1560–1624) Bauhin.] A plant of the genus Bauhinia (family Leguminosæ) of which there are many tropical species. Also attrib.
1790J. Bruce Trav. Source of Nile V. App. 59 Mr. Jussieu says this bauhinia is by Mr. Bruce taken for an acacia. 1833Penny Cycl. I. 447/1 (America) Bauhinias..cling round the trees like enormous cables. 1849C. Sturt Narr. Exped. C. Australia I. 359 The Bauhinia here grew to the height of 16 to 20 feet. 1887C. A. Moloney Forestry W. Africa 187 Plaintain and Bauhinia fibres. 1922Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 859/2 Trees..with a good deal of Bauhinia creeper all over. 1934Bulletin (Sydney) 27 June 24/1 Scattered cabbage-gum, kurrajong, bauhinia and other fodder trees. 1967‘A. Cordell’ Bright Cantonese xiii. 150 The bauhinia trees were etched in darkness against a round China moon. |
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