camphire

n. 指甲花

发音

/ˈkæmfaɪə(ɹ)/
/ˈkæmfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

词形变化

camphires 复数 camphires

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Camphor.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    The fragrant henna flower (or plant) (Lawsonia inermis, syn. Lawsonia alba)

    废旧

词源

Malapropism in the English Bible of the Hebrew כֹּפֶר / כּוֹפֶר (kōp̄er, “henna”) by confusion with camphor. The Hebrew is from Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀 (kupru, “bitumen, pitch”) from Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 (kapāru, “to smear, to daub on”).

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