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ˈivy-ˈtree
†1. A large plant of ivy. Obs.
1382Wyclif 1 Kings xix. 4 Whanne he was comen, and satte vndir an yue tree. 1530Palsgr. 235/1 Ivy tree, hierre. 1707Curios. in Husb. & Gard. 71 Trunks of Ivy-Trees, that grew along on the Ground.
2. a. An evergreen tree of New Zealand (Panax Colensoi); also Otago ivy-tree; b. A North American genus of evergreens, American Laurel, Kalmia.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 316 Ivy-tree of America, Kalmia. 1883J. Hector Hand-bk. New Zealand 127 Horoeka, ivy-tree, an ornamental, slender, and sparingly-branched tree. Wood close-grained and tough. 1884Miller Plant-n., Panax Colensoi, Otago Ivy-tree. |