jiù

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Meaning of 乌桕

乌桕 means Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera); deciduous tree with diamond-shaped leaves that turn red in autumn. Pronounced wū jiù.

  • Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera); deciduous tree with diamond-shaped leaves that turn red in autumn

Definitions & Examples

jiù
shì
zhǒng
cháng
jiàn
de
guān
shǎng
shù
zhǒng
 
qiū
tiān
zi
huì
biàn
chéng
hóng
 

The Chinese tallow tree is a common ornamental species whose leaves turn red in autumn.

jiù
zhǒng
zi
wài
miàn
de
bái
céng
yòng
lái
zhì
zào
zhú
 

The white waxy coating on tallow tree seeds can be used to make candles.

qián
rén
men
yòng
jiù
zuò
hēi
rǎn
liào
 

People used to make black dye from tallow tree leaves.

Zhōng
rèn
wéi
jiù
shù
zi
dōu
yào
 

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that both the bark and leaves of the tallow tree can be used medicinally.

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