A clump of trees on the top of a hill. Now rare (English regional (southern) and Newfoundland in later use).
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| 释义 | the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > clump or cluster (8) hata1425 A clump of trees on the top of a hill. Now rare (English regional (southern) and Newfoundland in later use). tuftc1450 A small group of trees or bushes; a clump. (Cf. toft, n.1 4, which perhaps belongs here.) plumpa1470 A clump or cluster of trees, shrubs, or plants. Now chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). clumpa1586 ‘A cluster of trees; a tuft of trees or shrubs’ (Johnson); now also, a compact mass or patch of any growing plant, e.g. a clump of lily of the valley. turb1618 A crowd, swarm, heap; a troop; also, a group or clump of trees. hummock1636 A protuberance or boss of earth, rock, etc., usually conical or dome-shaped, rising above the general… (In Colonial and U.S. use.) A piece of more… toll1644 A clump of trees. bush1856 A clump of trees. New Zealand. Obsolete. |
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