网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 alstonia
释义

Definition of alstonia in English:

alstonia

noun alˈstəʊnɪə
  • 1Any plant of the genus Alstonia (family Apocynaceae), comprising trees and shrubs with milky sap found in most tropical areas, especially Asia and Australasia, some of which yield a soft, light timber; the wood itself. Also (in form Alstonia): the genus itself.

  • 2Any of various medicinal preparations made from the bark or latex of plants of the genus Alstonia, especially the tree A. scholaris of South and South East Asia, and the Australian shrub A. constricta.

Origin

Early 19th century (in an earlier sense).

Definition of alstonia in US English:

alstonia

nounalˈstəʊnɪə
  • 1Any plant of the genus Alstonia (family Apocynaceae), comprising trees and shrubs with milky sap found in most tropical areas, especially Asia and Australasia, some of which yield a soft, light timber; the wood itself. Also (in form Alstonia): the genus itself.

  • 2Any of various medicinal preparations made from the bark or latex of plants of the genus Alstonia, especially the tree A. scholaris of South and South East Asia, and the Australian shrub A. constricta.

Origin

Early 19th century (in an earlier sense).

随便看

 

春雷网英语在线翻译词典收录了464360条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Sndmkt.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/28 15:41:28