cordia
cordia — 名詞
1. a large group of trees and shrubs that grow in warm regions around the world, be
破布木屬
紫草科喬木/灌木屬，果可食，木材可製家具
a large group of trees and shrubs that grow in warm regions around the world, belonging to the borage family, producing soft fleshy fruits that people can eat and wood that is often beautifully coloured and used for making high-quality furniture.
The Cordia genus includes more than three hundred species found across tropical regions.
破布木屬包含三百多種分布在熱帶地區的樹種。
Cordia genus + includes + number + species — taxonomic pattern
Cabinetmakers value Cordia wood for its warm golden-brown colour and smooth texture.
家具工匠很看重破布木屬的木材，因為它呈現溫暖的金棕色，質地細膩。
Cordia wood + valued by [profession] + for [quality]
The sticky fruit of a Cordia tree is often made into jam across West Africa.
破布木樹的黏稠果實在西非常被用來製作果醬。
Botanists identified a new Cordia species last year in the lowland forests of Ecuador.
植物學家去年在厄瓜多的低地森林中確認了一個新的破布木屬物種。
- sebastian tree
common name for some Cordia species, less precise than the genus name
- clammy cherry
common English name for certain Cordia species with sticky fruit; not a scientific synonym
文法句型
Cordia + singular verb
the Cordia genus / a Cordia species
用法筆記
Frequently capitalised in taxonomic writing when referring to the genus as a scientific name. In everyday use, 'cordia' may appear lowercase when referring to the tree or its wood outside a scientific context.