† lordwoodn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: lord n., wood n.¹

Etymology: < lord n. + wood n.¹, apparently after modern Greek regional (Cyprus) το ξύλον του αφέντη liquambar orientalis, lit. ‘the wood of the Lord’, so called on account of its main role as an ingredient of incense for use in Christian worship.Medieval Greek αφέντης ( > modern Greek αφέντη ) is the etymon of Ottoman Turkish efendi lord, master (see effendi n.), which apparently influenced the form cited in quot. 1745.

Obsolete.

The sweet gum tree of the eastern Mediterranean region, Liquidambar orientalis (see liquidambar n. 2), which yields a fragrant resin (a kind of storax).

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1745 R. Pococke Descr. East II. i. iii. vi. 230 Most of the trees in the island are ever green, but it is most famous for the tree called by the natives, Xylon Effendi [The wood of our Lord], and by naturalists Lignum Cyprinum, and Lignum Rhodium, because it grows in these two islands.]

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 253 L. orientale, the Xylon Effendi, or Lord Wood, of the Cypriots.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 696/1 Lord-wood, Liquidambar orientale.

1904 Encycl. Amer. IX. at Liquidambar Most of the liquid storax used in pharmacy, however, is obtained from Trieste, and is collected from L. orientale, the ‘lord-wood’ of the Cypriots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lordwood
释义	† lordwoodn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: lord n., wood n.¹ Etymology: < lord n. + wood n.¹, apparently after modern Greek regional (Cyprus) το ξύλον του αφέντη liquambar orientalis, lit. ‘the wood of the Lord’, so called on account of its main role as an ingredient of incense for use in Christian worship.Medieval Greek αφέντης ( > modern Greek αφέντη ) is the etymon of Ottoman Turkish efendi lord, master (see effendi n.), which apparently influenced the form cited in quot. 1745. Obsolete. The sweet gum tree of the eastern Mediterranean region, Liquidambar orientalis (see liquidambar n. 2), which yields a fragrant resin (a kind of storax). ΚΠ 1745 R. Pococke Descr. East II. i. iii. vi. 230 Most of the trees in the island are ever green, but it is most famous for the tree called by the natives, Xylon Effendi [The wood of our Lord], and by naturalists Lignum Cyprinum, and Lignum Rhodium, because it grows in these two islands.] 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 253 L. orientale, the Xylon Effendi, or Lord Wood, of the Cypriots. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 696/1 Lord-wood, Liquidambar orientale. 1904 Encycl. Amer. IX. at Liquidambar Most of the liquid storax used in pharmacy, however, is obtained from Trieste, and is collected from L. orientale, the ‘lord-wood’ of the Cypriots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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