| 单词 | french oak |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFrench oak French oak n. †(a) the holm oak, Quercus ilex, a southern European evergreen oak; also called holly oak; (obsolete); (b) any of several Caribbean trees prized for their hard durable timber, esp. the mastwood, Catalpa longissima; the wood of any of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > holly bush > types of French oak1597 free holly1610 gallberry1709 gall-bush1728 milkmaid1731 winterberry1752 mountain holly1805 mountain holly1818 toyon1847 Minorca holly1853 mountain holly1901 inkberry weed- the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > catalpa catalpa1731 French oak1789 roble1814 Shawnee wood1818 Indian bean1843 talpa1926 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1161 This Oke [sc. Ilex] is named..in English Barren scarlet Oke, or Holme Oke, and also of some French Oke. 1660 tr. R. Arnauld d'Andilly Manner of ordering Fruit-trees iii. 53/2 The Holm Oak, or French Oak, which never casts its leaves, but is alwayes green. 1789 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica (new ed.) 264 French Oak... This beautiful tree..grows to a considerable size, and is generally looked upon as an excellent timber-tree. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 26 Catalpa longissima is..known in the West Indies by the name of French oak. 1941 C. Swabey Principal Timbers Jamaica 33 Yokewood—(French Oak, Mast Wood, Jamaica Oak)... Grows in the dry coastal plains. < as lemmas |
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