palmetto

英 [pæl'metəʊ] 美 [pæl'mɛto]
  • n. 美洲蒲葵(棕榈科植物)

中文词源


palmetto 矮棕榈树

来自palm,棕榈,-etto,西班牙语小词后缀,对应-ette.

英文词源


palmetto (n.)
1580s, from Spanish palmito "dwarf fan palm tree," diminutive of palma "palm tree," from Latin palma (see palm (n.2)). The suffix was subsequently Italianized. The Palmetto Flag was an emblem of South Carolina after secession (1860); the state was called Palmetto State from at least 1837.

双语例句


1. Her arms ached from swinging the wide palmetto leaf.
她用力挥着那把大棕榈扇,胳臂都酸痛了.

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2. The study didn't identify any adverse effects from taking saw palmetto.
那就是这一研究并没有发现服用Sawpalmetto会对人体有任何的不良作用.

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3. Saw palmetto is a small palm tree from the southern USA.
锯棕榈是美国南部一种小棕榈树.

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4. Saw Palmetto, Pygeum, nettle and beta sitosterol are useful for benign prostatic hypertrophy ( BPH ).
锯叶棕提取物、臀果木提取物 、 荨麻和β谷甾醇对良性前列腺肥大 ( BPH ) 有益处.

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