Melaleucan.

Brit.

/mɛləˈluːkə/, U.S.

/ˌmɛləˈlukə/

Forms: 1700s Malaleuca (irregular), 1700s– Melaleuca, 1800s Maleleuca (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Melaleuca.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Melaleuca (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 12, 1767) II. 509) < ancient Greek μέλας black (see melano- comb. form) + λευκός white (see leuco- comb. form). Compare French mélaleuque (1800).

A genus of mostly Australian shrubs and trees of the family Myrtaceae which have brightly coloured protruding stamens united in bundles (rather than separate as in the callistemons); (also melaleuca) a plant of this genus; the wood of a tree or shrub of this genus.Individual species are also called honey myrtle, paperbark, tea tree.

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1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 30 Jan. in J. Cook Jrnl. (1967) III. 791 The underwood consists chiefly of a species of Syringa, and a new species of Melaleuca.

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 479/1 Malaleuca, the Cayputi tree, a genus of the polyandria order, belonging to the polyadelphia class of plants.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XI. 366/1 Melaleuca, in botany, a genus of the polyandria order... This plant has already been noticed under the article (misspelt) Malaleuca.

1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 131 Proteas, acacias, melaleucas, and a few other Cape and Botany Bay plants.

1831 W. Austral. (Freemantle) 10 Feb. 3 The material of which [the spear] is most commonly made is the melaleuca.

1853 E. Clacy Lady's Visit Gold Diggings Austral. 243 These [trees] and others, like the Indian maleleucas, are remarkable for the Cajeput oil contained in their leaves.

1880 Argus (Melbourne) 5 Jan. 6/7 A very beautiful species of melaleuca—is now on the Buffalo lawn; the blossoms are creamy white.

1926 A. S. Le Souef et al. Wild Animals Australasia 118 The roots of the melaleuca-trees.

1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. vi. xxi. 239 Cineole, or eucalyptole, C₁₀H₁₈O, is very widely distributed in essential oils, e.g. from species of Eucalyptus and Melaleuca.

1942 E. Anderson Squatter's Luck 1 Feathery sour-sapped bent-boughed melaleucas.

1998 New Scientist 7 Nov. 58/2 Even such a diverse ecosystem as the Everglades of Florida, with between 60 and 80 species, has succumbed to a single invader. Dense thickets of the Australian melaleuca tree have taken over the lush region, producing a near monoculture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melaleuca
释义	Melaleucan. Brit. /mɛləˈluːkə/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈlukə/ Forms: 1700s Malaleuca (irregular), 1700s– Melaleuca, 1800s Maleleuca (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Melaleuca. Etymology: < scientific Latin Melaleuca (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 12, 1767) II. 509) < ancient Greek μέλας black (see melano- comb. form) + λευκός white (see leuco- comb. form). Compare French mélaleuque (1800). A genus of mostly Australian shrubs and trees of the family Myrtaceae which have brightly coloured protruding stamens united in bundles (rather than separate as in the callistemons); (also melaleuca) a plant of this genus; the wood of a tree or shrub of this genus.Individual species are also called honey myrtle, paperbark, tea tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > melaleuca tree or shrub Melaleuca1777 paperbark1841 cajuput tree1876 milkwood1889 niaouli1943 1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 30 Jan. in J. Cook Jrnl. (1967) III. 791 The underwood consists chiefly of a species of Syringa, and a new species of Melaleuca. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 479/1 Malaleuca, the Cayputi tree, a genus of the polyandria order, belonging to the polyadelphia class of plants. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XI. 366/1 Melaleuca, in botany, a genus of the polyandria order... This plant has already been noticed under the article (misspelt) Malaleuca. 1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 131 Proteas, acacias, melaleucas, and a few other Cape and Botany Bay plants. 1831 W. Austral. (Freemantle) 10 Feb. 3 The material of which [the spear] is most commonly made is the melaleuca. 1853 E. Clacy Lady's Visit Gold Diggings Austral. 243 These [trees] and others, like the Indian maleleucas, are remarkable for the Cajeput oil contained in their leaves. 1880 Argus (Melbourne) 5 Jan. 6/7 A very beautiful species of melaleuca—is now on the Buffalo lawn; the blossoms are creamy white. 1926 A. S. Le Souef et al. Wild Animals Australasia 118 The roots of the melaleuca-trees. 1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. vi. xxi. 239 Cineole, or eucalyptole, C₁₀H₁₈O, is very widely distributed in essential oils, e.g. from species of Eucalyptus and Melaleuca. 1942 E. Anderson Squatter's Luck 1 Feathery sour-sapped bent-boughed melaleucas. 1998 New Scientist 7 Nov. 58/2 Even such a diverse ecosystem as the Everglades of Florida, with between 60 and 80 species, has succumbed to a single invader. Dense thickets of the Australian melaleuca tree have taken over the lush region, producing a near monoculture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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