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- mass noun a material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of rods or stakes interlaced with twigs or branches（用于编筑篱笆、围墙等的）枝条, 篱笆条。
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- count noun dialect a wicker hurdle〈方〉（用枝条编筑的）栅栏。
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- chiefly Austral. an acacia〈主澳〉金合欢树。
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- Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae: many species, including the golden wattle.金合欢属, 豆科：多种, 包括密花金合欢。
词源
Old English watul, of unknown origin.