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babul

/buh-bool, bah-bool/US // bəˈbul, ˈbɑ bul //UK // (bɑːˈbuːl, ˈbɑːbuːl) //

巴布勒,狒狒,巴布尔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several leguminous trees of the genus Acacia that yield a gum, especially A. nilotica, of tropical Africa.
    • : the gum, pods, or bark of such a tree.

Examples

  • The favourite sites for nests in the United Provinces seem to be babul trees that grow near borrow pits alongside the railroad.

  • Little islands dotted the surface, covered with rushes and date palms, the wild plum, and the babul—all growing thickly together.

  • Toddy palms are most commonly chosen, but in Northern India, where palms are but rarely seen, a babul tree is usually utilised.

  • It interested all the station, and died with two seers of babul-flower honey in its bosom.