niǔ
杻
name of an ancient tree
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
name of a tree mentioned in ancient texts
archaicAn extremely rare, archaic term for a specific type of tree found only in classical Chinese literature (e.g., 《尔雅》).
《
Ěr尔
yǎ雅
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
le了
“
niǔ杻
”
zhè这
zhǒng种
shù树
mù木
。
The book "Erya" mentions the tree called "niǔ".
Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
shù树
xiàn现
yǐ已
bù不
kě可
kǎo考
。
This ancient tree species is now unidentifiable.