| 单词 | macrocarpa tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmacrocarpa tree A large cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, confined as a native to the Monterey peninsula of California but widely cultivated elsewhere, esp. as a fast-growing hedge or windbreak; also macrocarpa tree. Also called Monterey cypress. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > hedge plants Christmas bush1750 caragana1866 macrocarpa1866 Monterey cypress1868 1866 ‘J. Senilis’ Pinaceæ 73 It [sc. the large-coned cypress] is to be found in two forms. Macrocarpa, when raised from seed, has a distinct, continuous, and erect leader with the side branches regularly disposed and gracefully drooping. 1879 Auckland Weekly News 1 Mar. 13 They [sc. nurserymen] consider the Macrocarpa more suitable for shelter, and a quicker grower. 1905 Daily News 12 Feb. 4/6 The Bird only moved from a macrocarpa tree to the cypress and lime trees. 1922 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. 20 Mar. 176 The macrocarpa is very rapid in its growth. 1935 Discovery Dec. 375/1 I have found macrocarpa hedges a very popular breeding place for various species. 1937 ‘R. Hyde’ Persephone in Winter 42 The faint wet tang of macrocarpa leaves. 1948 J. Betjeman Sel. Poems 78 Those macrocarpas still survive the gales They must have had last winter. 1959 A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. p. xiii Plantations and shelter belts of introduced (exotic) trees, mainly radiata pine and macrocarpa, break up the farm~lands. 1978 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 9/2 Cut a macrocarpa hedge and you are likely to kill it. 1990 C. Wilder in L. Tuttle Skin of Soul 42 We could see Aunt Madge's house through the macrocarpa trees. < as lemmas |
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