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单词 sad tree
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Definition of sad tree in English:

sad tree

noun ˈsad triː
rare
  • The night-flowering jasmine of India, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (family Oleaceae), having fragrant star-shaped white flowers with orange central tubes clustered at the tips of the branches.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Gerard (c1545–1612), herbalist. From sad + tree, after post-classical Latin arbor tristis, so called on account of the supposedly melancholy appearance of the tree as it loses its flowers through the day.

Definition of sad tree in US English:

sad tree

nounˈsad triː
rare
  • The night-flowering jasmine of India, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (family Oleaceae), having fragrant star-shaped white flowers with orange central tubes clustered at the tips of the branches.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Gerard (c1545–1612), herbalist. From sad + tree, after post-classical Latin arbor tristis, so called on account of the supposedly melancholy appearance of the tree as it loses its flowers through the day.

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