| 词汇 | mourning tree |
| 词源 | mourning tree. Once cut, the cypress never grows again, which probably led to its being dedicated to Pluto, the king of the infernal regions in Roman mythology. For this reason the beautiful Cupressus funebris was often planted in cemeteries along the Mediterranean and its wood was used to make cof- fins, the tree often referred to as the mourning tree. |
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