wattle

wattle1
[ˈwɒt(ə)l]
noun
  1. [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
    ■[count noun](dialect)a wicker hurdle
    (方)(用枝条编筑的)栅栏
  2. (chiefly Austral.)an acacia
    (主澳)金合欢树
  3. 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
verb
  1. [with obj.]make, enclose, or fill up with wattle
    (用枝条)编制,编筑
语源
  1. Old English watul, of unknown origin

wattle2
[ˈwɒt(ə)l]
noun
  1. a coloured fleshy lobe hanging from the head or neck of the turkey and some other birds
    (火鸡等鸟类的)垂肉
派生
wattled
adjective
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: of unknown origin
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