wallaba
/wol-uh-buh/US // ˈwɒl ə bə //
墙巴,墙头草,壁垒,壁虎
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of several trees belonging to the genus Eperua, of the legume family, native to the Guianas and northern Brazil.
- : the hard, heavy wood of any of these trees, used in the construction of buildings.
Examples
The second size, all golden green on the back, must be looked for in the wallaba forest.
The wild red sage is also their favourite shrub, and they buzz like bees around the blossom of the wallaba-tree.
Wallaba, wol′a-ba, n. a Guiana tree with winged leaves and streaked reddish wood.
The wild red sage is also their favourite shrub, and they buzz like bees round the blossom of the wallaba tree.
I had gone about half a day down the river to a part of the forest where the wallaba-trees were in great plenty.
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