Palmetto
[pæl'metəʊ] or [pæl'mɛto]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamaerops, / Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.
手打:奥利
解釋/意思:
n. a name for several fan-palms esp. the cabbage-palm of Florida &c.: a hat made of palmetto-leaves.
盖尔校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Mr. Skeggs, with his palmetto on and his cigar in his mouth, walks around to put farewell touches on his wares. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- He spoke at Palmetto on the 20th of September, and at Macon on the 22d. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The exploration of the glades and swamps of Florida by three men extended over a period of five months in a minute search for fibrous woods of the palmetto species. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Hood moved his army from Palmetto Station across by Dallas and Cedartown, and is now on the Coosa River, south of Rome. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- At the same time also the work was begun in Tennessee and Kentucky which Mr. Davis had assured his hearers at Palmetto and Macon would take place. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The Southern states produce a multitude of different honeys, the sweet clover, tupelo, and the palmetto being the most common. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
班森編輯