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ti-tree|ˈtiːˌtriː|
The cabbage-tree of New Zealand, Cordyline: = ti.
(Also confused with tea-tree 2 and erroneously used as a name of species of Melaleuca.)
1864R. Anderson Hawaiian Islands vii. 134 Then came gigantic ferns, and an extensive tract covered with the ti trees. 1881Mrs. C. Praed Policy & P. I. 109 The tender shoots of the young ti-trees. 1890W. Colenso in Trans. New Zeal. Inst. XXIII. 486 (Morris) In these plains stand a number of cabbage-trees, the ti-trees of the Maori. 1912J. H. Maiden (Dir. Bot. Gdns., Sydney) Let. 20 Aug., The name Ti-tree belongs to New Zealand Cordyline. For nearly 30 years I have endeavoured by precept and example to stamp out the name Ti-tree for Australian Tea-trees, but the error is full of vitality. 1981M. Gee Meg xiii. 116 A ti-tree prop. |