lotus treen.

Brit.

/ˈləʊtəs triː/, U.S.

/ˈloʊdəs ˌtri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lotus n., tree n.

Etymology: < lotus n. + tree n. Compare earlier lote-tree n. With sense (a) compare also earlier lote n.¹ 2.With quot. 1601 compare quot. 1601 at lote-tree n. 2.

Any of the various trees and shrubs called ‘lotus’; esp. (b) the shrubby tree producing the fruit of Greek mythology, and the jujube tree Ziziphus lotus with which this is usually identified (cf. lotus n. 2, 7; = lote-tree n. 2); (a) a nettle tree, esp. Celtis australis (cf. lotus n. 3 and lote-tree n. 1).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > North American > hackberry or nettle tree

lote?1518

lote-tree1548

nettle-tree1548

lotus1551

lotus tree1601

saffron-tree1716

hagberry1737

hoop-ash1763

hackberry1779

sugar-berry1818

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > jujube tree

zizypha1546

jujube-tree1548

jujube1562

lote-tree1581

lotus tree1601

lote1658

mangosteen1750

lotus1809

lotebush1846

wongai tree1947

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Index sig. Ii^v/1 Lotus tree in Affrick... Lotus tree why it is regarded much at Rome.

1671 J. Ogilby tr. A. Montanus Remarkable Addr. 407 On the shore of a River stand thick Posts, made of the conjoyn'd Bodies of the Lotus Tree [Du. krieken-boomen]; on the sides whereof appear black branches.

1710 W. King Hist. Acct. Heathen Gods & Heroes xxxv. 116 The Nymph Lotis flying from him, was chang'd into the Lotus Tree, whose Fruit is so pleasant, that whoever tasts it, forgets his own Country.

1741 L. Batty Landed Gentleman's Useful Compan. xxii. 196 The old Lotus Trees, recorded by Valerius Maximus.

1838 J. C. Loudon Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum IV. xliv. 155 The Lotus tree, or European Date Plum.

1878 J. D. Hooker & J. Ball Jrnl. Tour Marocco v. 111 Here, under the imperfect shade of a lotus tree, we made a short halt.

1901 B. Meakin Land of Moors iii. 36 (caption) Noon beneath a lotus tree.

1913 E. H. Wilson Naturalist in W. China II. (caption to frontispiece) The Lotus Tree (Diospyros lotus) 80 ft. tall, Girth 12 ft.

1982 I. Hamilton Robert Lowell iv. 48 Lowell parked his tent under a lotus tree.

2004 M. Obeidi & K. Pitzer Bomb in my Garden 153 In the shade of a lotus tree, I found a soft spot in the earth and dug a hole about four feet deep.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lotus tree
释义	lotus treen. Brit. /ˈləʊtəs triː/, U.S. /ˈloʊdəs ˌtri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lotus n., tree n. Etymology: < lotus n. + tree n. Compare earlier lote-tree n. With sense (a) compare also earlier lote n.¹ 2.With quot. 1601 compare quot. 1601 at lote-tree n. 2. Any of the various trees and shrubs called ‘lotus’; esp. (b) the shrubby tree producing the fruit of Greek mythology, and the jujube tree Ziziphus lotus with which this is usually identified (cf. lotus n. 2, 7; = lote-tree n. 2); (a) a nettle tree, esp. Celtis australis (cf. lotus n. 3 and lote-tree n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > North American > hackberry or nettle tree lote?1518 lote-tree1548 nettle-tree1548 lotus1551 lotus tree1601 saffron-tree1716 hagberry1737 hoop-ash1763 hackberry1779 sugar-berry1818 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > jujube tree zizypha1546 jujube-tree1548 jujube1562 lote-tree1581 lotus tree1601 lote1658 mangosteen1750 lotus1809 lotebush1846 wongai tree1947 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Index sig. Ii^v/1 Lotus tree in Affrick... Lotus tree why it is regarded much at Rome. 1671 J. Ogilby tr. A. Montanus Remarkable Addr. 407 On the shore of a River stand thick Posts, made of the conjoyn'd Bodies of the Lotus Tree [Du. krieken-boomen]; on the sides whereof appear black branches. 1710 W. King Hist. Acct. Heathen Gods & Heroes xxxv. 116 The Nymph Lotis flying from him, was chang'd into the Lotus Tree, whose Fruit is so pleasant, that whoever tasts it, forgets his own Country. 1741 L. Batty Landed Gentleman's Useful Compan. xxii. 196 The old Lotus Trees, recorded by Valerius Maximus. 1838 J. C. Loudon Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum IV. xliv. 155 The Lotus tree, or European Date Plum. 1878 J. D. Hooker & J. Ball Jrnl. Tour Marocco v. 111 Here, under the imperfect shade of a lotus tree, we made a short halt. 1901 B. Meakin Land of Moors iii. 36 (caption) Noon beneath a lotus tree. 1913 E. H. Wilson Naturalist in W. China II. (caption to frontispiece) The Lotus Tree (Diospyros lotus) 80 ft. tall, Girth 12 ft. 1982 I. Hamilton Robert Lowell iv. 48 Lowell parked his tent under a lotus tree. 2004 M. Obeidi & K. Pitzer Bomb in my Garden 153 In the shade of a lotus tree, I found a soft spot in the earth and dug a hole about four feet deep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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