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spindle tree【医】 美卫矛 spindle tree spindle tree n.(名词)Any of various shrubs or trees of the genusEuonymus, having brightly colored, arillate seeds and small, greenish or purplish axillary flowers. 卫矛:一种卫矛属 灌木或树木,其种子有蒴果包着、颜色明亮、花腋生且呈淡绿色或淡紫色 语源:[So called because the wood is often used to make spindles] [因为这种树木的木材常用来做纺锤而得名] |