英语词汇“half-standard”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

half-standard n. a plant, esp. a fruit tree, having a single main stem clear of branches to a lower height (now specifically up to 1.5 metres) from the ground than a plant grown as a standard (standard n. 13b).

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. xix. 179 A whole entire Plantation of Half Standards, as is often practised for Plum-Trees, Cherry-Trees, &c.

1779 J. Abercrombie Brit. Fruit-gardener 29 Half standards are trained with stems only three, four, or five feet high, then suffered to branch out at that height, and form the head.

1915 J. Wrightson & J. C. Newsham Agric. Theoret. & Pract. v. ii. 537 Standards, or, if need be, half-standards, are best adapted for orchards, where it is intended to graze cattle underneath.

2004 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 10 Oct. (City section) 8 A bush or half-standard tree would be happy grown in a large pot or half-barrel provided that the soil is kept fertile by mulching with well-rotted manure or compost.

单词	half-standard
释义	> as lemmas half-standard half-standard n. a plant, esp. a fruit tree, having a single main stem clear of branches to a lower height (now specifically up to 1.5 metres) from the ground than a plant grown as a standard (standard n. 13b). Π 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. xix. 179 A whole entire Plantation of Half Standards, as is often practised for Plum-Trees, Cherry-Trees, &c. 1779 J. Abercrombie Brit. Fruit-gardener 29 Half standards are trained with stems only three, four, or five feet high, then suffered to branch out at that height, and form the head. 1915 J. Wrightson & J. C. Newsham Agric. Theoret. & Pract. v. ii. 537 Standards, or, if need be, half-standards, are best adapted for orchards, where it is intended to graze cattle underneath. 2004 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 10 Oct. (City section) 8 A bush or half-standard tree would be happy grown in a large pot or half-barrel provided that the soil is kept fertile by mulching with well-rotted manure or compost. extracted from halfadj. < as lemmas
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