poisonwood
/poi-zuhn-wood/US // ˈpɔɪ zənˌwʊd //
毒林,毒木,毒草,毒树
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a tree, Metopium toxiferum, of southern Florida, that has compound leaves and yellowish, berrylike fruits and is poisonous to touch.
Examples
The book's setting has drawn some comparisons to Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible.
The tree occurs in southern Florida where it is sometimes known as poisonwood.
Poison sumach (Rhus vernix) is not the same as poisonwood, though sometimes the two are confounded.
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