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maqui

/mah-kee/US // ˈmɑ ki //

马奎,玛曲,玛吉,马奎尔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.

Examples

  • There is a sort of scrub called Maqui which covers parts especially of Corsica and other Mediterranean countries.

  • Djenan-el-Maqui proved to be suited to the needs of Charmian and Claude, and it charmed them both by its strangeness and beauty.

  • At five o'clock that day the peace of Djenan-el-Maqui was broken by the sound of animated voices in the courtyard.

  • If the opera were finished, the need for living in Mustapha removed, would she be glad not to return to Djenan-el-Maqui?

  • I'd think of Djenan-el-Maqui, and wish I was a composer instead of a singer—for a fifth of a minute.

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