| 单词 | american olive tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAmerican olive tree American olive n. (more fully American olive tree) the devil-wood, Osmanthus americanus (family Oleaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > North American arrowwood1578 white pine1682 wicopy1704 American olive1772 pumpkin pine1809 mountain mahogany1810 redwood1819 western yellow pine1857 western hemlock1867 western red cedar1874 Sitka cedar1875 ponderosa1878 walking stick1910 1772 C. Milne Inst. Bot. ii. 239 Olea... Flowers proceed singly from the arm-pits of the leaves. In American olive they are disposed in short clusters. 1866 Land We Love (Charlotte, N. Carolina) May 78 American Olive..is a very fine evergreen, producing clusters of small white flowers. 1923 E.W. Berry Tree Ancestors xxi. 225 The devil-wood (Osmanthus) of our Gulf States, sometimes called the American olive, is also a member of this family [sc. Oleaceae]. 2004 D. Gelbert Canine Hiker's Bible 74 The..Osmanthus Trail, named for the American olive tree that grows abundantly on the fringes of the dark lagoon along the trail. < as lemmas |
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