| 单词 | leopard-wood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleopard-wood leopard-wood n. (a) the wood of a South American tree, Brosimum Aubletii; (b) Australian = leopard-tree n. 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 1859 M. I. O. Gascoigne Handbk. Turning (new ed.) 41 Partridge and leopard woods. 1888 F. M. Bailey Queensland Woods 76 F[lindersia] maculosa... Spotted tree or leopard-wood... Wood bright yellow, nicely marked. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xv. 140 It seems a wonder that Australians on the coast do not make a much bigger use of these delicate Western trees for their gardens, especially the leopard-wood. 1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xviii. 177 Spotted a splendid leopard-wood, reputed to attract lightning more than any other tree. < as lemmas |
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