鳥榕

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Chinese

bird banyan tree; Ficus wightiana
trad. (鳥榕)
simp. (鸟榕)

Etymology

The seeds are carried by bird droppings, hence the name.

Pronunciation


Noun

鳥榕

  1. (Puxian Min) small bonsai banyan tree; banyan tree spread by birds and growing in cracks in houses

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “鸟松”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 583.