| 单词 | leopard-tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleopard-tree leopard-tree n. Australian a name for either of two species of Flindersia, F. maculosa or F. collina; also used for the South American tree Cæsalpinia ferrea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > names applied to various Australasian species pepper tree1773 apple tree1801 white boxc1830 Christmas tree1844 mapau1853 maple1858 leopard-wood1859 red ash1863 sycamore1866 New Zealand orange tree1898 five-finger1926 leopard-tree1927 maple1934 1927 M. M. Bennett Christison iv. 50 A seared and contorted leopard-tree. 1927 Austral. Encycl. I. 474/2 F[lindersia] maculosa (Leopard Tree, so called from its spotted trunk) is a small tree (20–30 feet), found in the dry interior. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 20 Sept. 20/2 The leopard tree starts as a straggly, spiny bush, from the centre of which the stem shoots up. 1965 Austral. Encycl. V. 288/2 Leopard-tree, a name used for two species of Flindersia—the graceful inland F. maculosa, which has spotted bark, and the tall rain-forest species F. collina (broad~leaved leopard tree or leopard ash). The South American tree Caesalpinia ferrea, much grown as an ornamental flowering and shade tree in coastal Queensland, is also called leopard-tree and leopard-wood. < as lemmas |
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