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ombu

/om-boo/US // ɒmˈbu //

奥姆布,奥布

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a South American tree, Phytolacca dioica, having a thick trunk and large, evergreen leaves.

Examples

  • This because he had already passed the ombu before coming across the ostrich.

  • It was the "ombu," which is met with only on the Argentine Plains.

  • The whole place was surrounded by a ring of fine chaco paraiso trees and "ombu."

  • If it were but beautiful I should recommend the ombu to poets who profess to prefer the Beautiful to the Useful.

  • Since it is impossible to burn the non-existent, you cannot, obviously, have recourse to the ombu to cook your lunch.