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whitebeam

/hwahyt-beem, wahyt-/US // ˈʰwaɪtˌbim, ˈwaɪt- //UK // (ˈwaɪtˌbiːm) //

白桦林,白桦树,白头翁,白豆蔻

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a European tree, Sorbus aria, of the rose family, having leathery leaves, showy, white flowers, and mealy, orange-red or scarlet fruit.

Examples

  • Here, among the red fruit of rowan and whitebeam, the ring-ousel lingers on his southward journey.

  • A whitebeam at a little distance made a vivid conflagration of green amid the sombre boles of the pines.

  • As he neared the whitebeam, a gust of wind blew out his lantern, and he stood in the profound darkness of the trees.

  • "I will bury her beneath the whitebeam," said Antony, and he carried her thither.