An xi xiang shu, Ān xī xiāng shù, Ān xī xiāng shǔ: 3 definitions

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安息香樹 [ān xī xiāng shù] [an xi xiang shu]—
Plant name. A deciduous small tree of the genus Styrax (野茉莉屬 [ye mo li shu]) in the Styracaceae family. It can grow up to nine meters in height, with ovate leaves that have acuminate tips. It has short racemose inflorescences with bell-shaped, yellowish-white corollas. The bark contains a resinous juice that solidifies into yellowish-black lumps in the summer, called benzoin (安息香 [an xi xiang]), which can be used as a fragrance or in medicine. It is native to Thailand and Sumatra and is now widely cultivated in tropical Asia.

安息香樹:植物名。安息香科野茉莉屬,落葉小喬木。高可達九公尺,葉卵形,先端漸尖。短總狀花序,花冠鐘形,黃白色。樹皮內有膠汁,至夏凝成黃黑色塊,名安息香,可用為香料,或以製藥。原產於泰國、蘇門答臘,今亞洲熱帶多有栽培。

ān xī xiāng shù: zhí wù míng. ān xī xiāng kē yě mò lì shǔ, luò yè xiǎo qiáo mù. gāo kě dá jiǔ gōng chǐ, yè luǎn xíng, xiān duān jiàn jiān. duǎn zǒng zhuàng huā xù, huā guān zhōng xíng, huáng bái sè. shù pí nèi yǒu jiāo zhī, zhì xià níng chéng huáng hēi sè kuài, míng ān xī xiāng, kě yòng wèi xiāng liào, huò yǐ zhì yào. yuán chǎn yú tài guó,, sū mén dá là, jīn yà zhōu rè dài duō yǒu zāi péi.

an xi xiang shu: zhi wu ming. an xi xiang ke ye mo li shu, luo ye xiao qiao mu. gao ke da jiu gong chi, ye luan xing, xian duan jian jian. duan zong zhuang hua xu, hua guan zhong xing, huang bai se. shu pi nei you jiao zhi, zhi xia ning cheng huang hei se kuai, ming an xi xiang, ke yong wei xiang liao, huo yi zhi yao. yuan chan yu tai guo,, su men da la, jin ya zhou re dai duo you zai pei.

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

安息香屬 t = 安息香属 s = ān xī xiāng shǔ p refers to “Styrax (tree genus)/snowdrop/benzoin”.

Source: CC-CEDICT: Community maintained free Chinese-English dictionary
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