In other words, if gui seeds fell from the moon and were pungent and spicy to eat, then it would seem that the tree in the moon must be the Chinese cassia, which flowers in the fourth lunar month and fruits in the fifth.
換句話說，如果桂子月中落，食之辛辣，想來月中桂樹，只怕也是四月開花、五月結實的肉桂樹也。