(n) semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental, Syn. pride of Bolivia, tipu tree, yellow jacaranda
‖n.; pl. L. Tipulae E. Tipulas [ L., the water spider, or water spinner. ] (Zool.) Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera. They have long and slender bodies. See Crane fly, under Crane. [ 1913 Webster ]
[かトンボ(蚊トンボ);かとんぼ(蚊蜻蛉), ka tonbo ( ka tonbo ); katonbo ( ka tonbo )] (n) (1) (See 大蚊) crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); (2) (derog) a tall, gangly person; string bean
[かくだいれんざせい, kakudairenzasei] (n) (See 連座制) expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime