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单词 dog-tree
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Definition of dog-tree in English:

dog-tree

noun ˈdɒɡtriː
  • Chiefly English regional. Any of various other plants resembling the dogwood in some way or used to make skewers, especially (a) the elder, Sambucus nigra; (b) the spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From dog + tree. Compare dogberry, and later dogwood.

Definition of dog-tree in US English:

dog-tree

nounˈdɒɡtriː
  • Chiefly English regional. Any of various other plants resembling the dogwood in some way or used to make skewers, especially (a) the elder, Sambucus nigra; (b) the spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From dog + tree. Compare dogberry, and later dogwood.

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