单词 | arboret |
释义 | arboretn.1 archaic. A little tree, a shrub. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [noun] > shrub or bush > small bushling1562 bushet1573 arboret1590 arbuscle1657 arbust1658 vignette1790 bushlet1822 buisson1832 shrubling1854 shrublet1886 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vi. sig. R3v No arborett with painted blossomes drest. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 437 Among thick-wov'n Arborets and Flours. View more context for this quotation 1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. x. 278 The kingdom o'er all trees and arborets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019). † arboretn.2 Obsolete. A grove, shrubbery; arbour. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > shrubbery arboret1604 shrubbery1748 fruticetum1824 1604 C. Edmondes Observ. Cæsars Comm. II. vi. viii. 24 Pleasant places for the refreshing of wearied spirits, gardens, groues, walkes, riuers, and arborets. 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xix. 2 Daintie Summer Bowers, and Arborets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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