Chilen.
/ˈtʃɪliː/ 1. Used attributively in the names of natural products, animals, etc., as Chile woodpecker.
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1801 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. 140 Chili Woodpecker. This bird is scarcely as large as a Blackbird: it has a red-crested crown, and the body is banded with blue and white.
2. Chile nettle n. any plant of the family Loasaceæ.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Loasaceae (Chile nettle and allies) > [noun]
loasad1846
Chile nettle1849
1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §870 Loasaceæ, the Chili-Nettle Family... They are..chiefly distinguished for their stinging qualities, and hence the name of Chili-Nettle.
3. Chile pine n. = monkey-puzzle n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > monkey-puzzle
araucaria1834
Chile pine1852
araucarian1854
monkey-puzzle1856
puzzle-monkey1863
monkey-puzzler1876
1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 70 Araucaria imbricata (imbricated, or Chili pine).
1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 310/1 Araucaria imbricata, the imbricate-leaved pine, or the Chili pine, was introduced into Britain in 1796.
1940 E. Step Wayside & Woodland Trees 176 The Chile Pine, or ‘Monkey Puzzle’ is a familiar sight on suburban lawns.
4. Chile saltpetre n. (see quot. 1959).
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > nitrates > [noun] > sodium nitrate
cubic nitre1782
nitratine1849
Chile saltpetre1872
nitratite1923
1872 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 25 1131 The Chili Saltpetre and Iodine Industry of Tarapaca.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 319 The nitrate of soda, called ‘cubical nitre’ or Chili salt-petre, which is found abundantly in South America.
1959 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 46/1 Nitrate occurs in nature mainly as soda-nitre (Chile nitre or Chile saltpetre), NaNO3 [etc.].
5. Chile copper n. (see quot. 1888).
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > [noun] > general formula AO > black oxide of copper
copper ore1713
melaconise1839
melaconite1850
tenorite1865
Chile copper1888
paramelaconite1892
1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Chili Copper, black oxide of copper obtained in Chili.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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