manita

发音

/məˈniːtə/

词形变化

manitas 复数 manitas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The tree Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, or the red, hand-like flower this tree produces.

    罕用

    Tradition states, that though the Indians did not actually worship the manita tree, yet they regarded the flower with a sort of religious veneration.

    […] with high walls on every side but open at the top and certainly not exceeding 80 feet square, and this is the botanic garden of the palace of Mexico; a few shrubs and plants and the celebrated manita tree, are all that it contains.

词源

Borrowed from Spanish manita (“little hand”), feminine-form diminutive of mano (“hand”), because the small red flowers of the tree resemble five-fingered human hands.

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