| 词汇 | diana-s tree |
| 词源 | Diana’s tree. This is not a plant but an amalgam of crystal- lized silver obtained from mercury in a solution of silver. It is so called because to alchemists silver was represented by Diana, the Roman nature goddess. The substance is also known as phi- losopher’s tree. |
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