| 单词 | matai tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmatai tree A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia (family Podocarpaceae), of lowland forests of New Zealand, prized for its heavy, durable wood (also matai tree); the wood of this tree. Also called black pine. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > other conifers juniper1748 bald cypress1785 Norfolk Island pine1803 Norfolk pine1804 taxodium1821 kahikatea1823 Moreton Bay pine1826 mai1831 matai1831 white pine1833 podocarp1846 black rue1864 plum fir1866 cephalotaxus1883 hoop-pine1884 mountain hemlock1884 tide-land spruce1891 kahika1921 Leyland's cypress1933 Metasequoia1941 1831 London Med. Gaz. 12 Nov. 184/2 Podocarpus species... This tree, the Mai or Matai of the natives of New Zealand, is an unpublished species of Podocarpus. 1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) 50 Matai (Taxus Matai), a plant with a small yew-tree leaf, a strong smell, and a rough bark. 1875 Official Handbk. N.Z. 40 Valuable woods..matai (or black pine) [etc.]. 1910 L. Cockayne N.Z. Plants 41 The matai..is a fine wood for resisting weather. 1934 Archit. Rev. 76 70/2 Rimu and matai from New Zealand..are..good flooring timbers. 1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) iv. i. 450 She gave birth to twins in the form of the kahika and matai trees. 1984 J. Morton et al. Whirinaki 83 (caption) Matai growth is very slow, annual rings averaging only about 0.7 mm. < as lemmas |
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