soldierwood

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the Caribbean, whose flowers have long tassels of purple stamens. uncountable
  2. A plant of species Colubrina elliptica uncountable

词源

From soldier + wood; plants of species Colubrina elliptica make a sound like that of musket fire when they disperse their peppercorn-size seeds.
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