| 释义 |
‖ matsu|ˈmætsuː|
[Japanese.]
A local name for several pine trees, especially the two native to Japan, Pinus densiflora, the Japanese red pine, and P. thunbergii, the black pine, both valuable ornamental and timber trees.
1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. i. 118 The common Fir, which they call Matzuoki, will come to the age of a thousand. [1863A. Murray Pines & Firs Japan 23 Pinus Massoniana. Wo matsu. Japon., i.e. Pinus mas, sive Kuro matsu, i.e. Pinus nigra.] 1884tr. J. J. Rein's Japan i. vii. 151 The Aka-matsu or red pine..and the Kuro-matsu or black pine..are the commonest conifers in the country. 1916E. H. Wilson Conifers & Taxads Japan 25 The Japanese Red Pine, or Aka-matsu, is very widely distributed in Kyushu. Ibid. 27 This Black Pine, or Kuro-matsu, is found in Japan. Ibid. 28 Another name for this pine [sc. Black Pine] in Japan is O-Matsu (Male Pine). 1923Dallimore & Jackson Handbk. Coniferæ 466 Pinus Thunbergii,..Black Pine,..Kuro-matsu. 1938D. T. Suzuki Zen Buddhism & its Influence on Jap. Culture ii. iii. 247 The Japanese species of the pine known as matsu generally spreads its branches irregularly and the trunk is gnarled. 1965J. Ohwi Flora Japan 115/2 Pinus thunbergii... Kuro-matsu, O-matsu. 1971S. Eliovson Gardening Jap. Way 86 Pine (Matsu). This is the symbol of longevity, being hardy and evergreen during cold winters. |