| 释义 |
Definition of genipapo in English: genipapo(also genipap) nounPlural genipaposˌdʒɛnɪˈpapəʊˌjenəˈpapō 1A tropical American tree whose fruit has a gelatinous pulp which is used for flavouring drinks and to make a black dye. 美洲格尼帕树。亦称GENIP Genipa americana, family Rubiaceae Also called genip Example sentencesExamples - The genipap is native to wet or moist areas of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and from Guadeloupe to Trinidad.
- The heavy leaf fall of the genipap is important in improving the soil of the plantation.
- The Kayapo wear intricate beadwork and headdresses in ceremonies and decorate their bodies with dye coming from the plants genipapo and urucu.
- The hillsides are intensely covered by molle pepper trees, ferns and genipaps that make a deep contrast with the grey and pink coloured rocks.
- According to Brazilian Percussion's website, the shell is made of macaíba wood and the counterhoops of jenipapo wood (a tropical, fruitbearing tree also known as genipap).
- 1.1mass noun A drink, flavouring, or dye made from the fruit of the genipapo.
格尼帕果饮料；格尼帕果调味料；格尼帕果染料 Example sentencesExamples - Epi grated his hands, his arms, and finally all of himself, so that he became mixed in with the genipapo.
- They also collect large quantities of genipapo for body painting, vines for fishing, and a great variety of medicinal plants.
- They have their bodies painted with annatto dye and genipap.
- Detailed, symmetrical motifs, traced in ink obtained from the mixture of genipap with coal dust, still characterize the corporal painting of the Kadiwéu.
- They are famous for tattooing around their mouths with genipapo, a black dye made from an Amazonian fruit.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Portuguese jenipapo, from Tupi. Definition of genipapo in US English: genipapo(also genipap tree) nounˌjenəˈpapō 1A tropical American tree of the bedstraw family that yields useful timber. Its fruit has a gelatinous pulp that is used for flavoring drinks and to make a black dye. 美洲格尼帕树。亦称GENIP Genipa americana, family Rubiaceae Also called genip Example sentencesExamples - The Kayapo wear intricate beadwork and headdresses in ceremonies and decorate their bodies with dye coming from the plants genipapo and urucu.
- The genipap is native to wet or moist areas of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and from Guadeloupe to Trinidad.
- The heavy leaf fall of the genipap is important in improving the soil of the plantation.
- The hillsides are intensely covered by molle pepper trees, ferns and genipaps that make a deep contrast with the grey and pink coloured rocks.
- According to Brazilian Percussion's website, the shell is made of macaíba wood and the counterhoops of jenipapo wood (a tropical, fruitbearing tree also known as genipap).
- 1.1 A drink, flavouring, or dye made from the fruit of the genipapo.
格尼帕果饮料；格尼帕果调味料；格尼帕果染料 Example sentencesExamples - They have their bodies painted with annatto dye and genipap.
- Epi grated his hands, his arms, and finally all of himself, so that he became mixed in with the genipapo.
- They also collect large quantities of genipapo for body painting, vines for fishing, and a great variety of medicinal plants.
- Detailed, symmetrical motifs, traced in ink obtained from the mixture of genipap with coal dust, still characterize the corporal painting of the Kadiwéu.
- They are famous for tattooing around their mouths with genipapo, a black dye made from an Amazonian fruit.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Portuguese jenipapo, from Tupi. |