cordian.

/ˈkɔːdɪə/

Etymology: modern Latin, < the name of Euricius Cordus (1486–1535) and Valerius his son (1515–44), German scholars + -ia suffix¹.

Any plant of the tropical and subtropical genus Cordia, of the borage family, comprising evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees grown as ornamentals for their showy flowers and in the tropics for timber.

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1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica 202 The bushy Cordia, with large scarlet flowers.

1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis I. 198 Adorned with large bunches of fine scarlet flowers, (hence the name of scarlet cordia).

1905 Chambers's Jrnl. May 367/1 Probably the most beautiful and conspicuous trees [in the Bermudas] are..the scarlet cordia, and others.

1939 Florida: Guide to Southernmost State (Federal Writers' Project) iii. 332 The rough-leaved cordia, or geiger tree.

1959 G. Drayton Christopher i. ii. 26 An orange moon was coming up over the cordia trees that lined the lawn.

1972 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 40/2 The great virtue of cordia was its stability..and it was in good supply, areas of Nigeria having some 400 cordia trees to a square mile.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	cordia
释义	cordian. /ˈkɔːdɪə/ Etymology: modern Latin, < the name of Euricius Cordus (1486–1535) and Valerius his son (1515–44), German scholars + -ia suffix¹. Any plant of the tropical and subtropical genus Cordia, of the borage family, comprising evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees grown as ornamentals for their showy flowers and in the tropics for timber. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > cordia cordia1756 black sage1759 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica 202 The bushy Cordia, with large scarlet flowers. 1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis I. 198 Adorned with large bunches of fine scarlet flowers, (hence the name of scarlet cordia). 1905 Chambers's Jrnl. May 367/1 Probably the most beautiful and conspicuous trees [in the Bermudas] are..the scarlet cordia, and others. 1939 Florida: Guide to Southernmost State (Federal Writers' Project) iii. 332 The rough-leaved cordia, or geiger tree. 1959 G. Drayton Christopher i. ii. 26 An orange moon was coming up over the cordia trees that lined the lawn. 1972 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 40/2 The great virtue of cordia was its stability..and it was in good supply, areas of Nigeria having some 400 cordia trees to a square mile. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1756
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