| 释义 |
marri|ˈmærɪ|
[Aboriginal name.]
A Western Australian red gum tree, Eucalyptus calophylla, or its timber.
1920R. Grimwade Anthography of Eucalypts plate 75 E[ucalyptus] calophylla. Marri. Western Australian Red Gum... A tall, sturdy tree, well distributed over the coastal regions of Western Australia. 1934W. F. Blakely Key to Eucalypts 84 E. calophylla, R.Br. ‘Marri’ or ‘Red Gum’... A medium-sized to large tree. Bark rough, flaky, persistent on trunk and branches. 1938A. W. D'Ombrain Gallery of Gum Trees 48 In Western Australia..there are two distinctive and beautiful red flowering gums, the Scarlet Flowered Gum,..and..the much larger Pink Flowered Marri. 1963Times 12 Mar. (Austral. Suppl.) p. v/7 Marri and gimlet and grey-barked tuart, and..other valuable timbers. 1969T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 269/1 The marri or red gum (E. calophylla) has its home in southwestern Australia. It becomes 150 feet tall with a trunk 5 feet in diameter... Its flowers, in large decorative terminal clusters, are cream-colored or pink; they produce abundant nectar. This is a good ornamental and shade tree. Its lumber is used for boxes and light construction. |