milk-treen.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlktriː/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlkˌtri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: milk n.¹, tree n.

Etymology: < milk n.¹ + tree n. Compare earlier milky tree n. at milky adj. Compounds 2.

Any of various trees yielding a milky sap, in some cases drinkable; esp. (a) = milk-bush n. (a); (b) any of several tropical South American trees which produce a drinkable latex resembling cow's milk, esp. the cow tree, Brosimum utile (family Moraceae), and the hya-hya, Tabernaemontana utile (family Apocynaceae); (c) New Zealand any of several small trees of the genus Streblus (family Moraceae); (d) the tree Cerbera (Tanghinia) venenifera (family Apocynaceae), native to Madagascar, whose poisonous seed was formerly employed in trials by ordeal.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [noun]

physic nut1657

milk-bush1696

milk-tree1698

poison-bush1740

jatropha1754

milky-hedge1773

milk hedge1780

chandelier plant1827

Jew bush1830

candelabrum1834

poinsettia1836

slipper-plant1848

coquillo1851

zebra poison1871

oil tree1879

picture-tree1885

slipper spurs1887

monkey fiddle1913

milk plant1965

stringwood-

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding refreshing or nourishing drink > [noun]

milk-tree1698

water tree1759

traveller's tree1809

cow plant1830

hya-hya1842

traveller's palm1850

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding refreshing or nourishing drink > [noun] > cow-tree

milky tree1666

cow-tree1830

milk-tree1830

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African

Aspalathus1601

othonne1601

honey flower1712

amber tree1719

Melianthus1731

rhinoceros bush1731

Hottentot cherry1740

sparmannia1801

renosterbos1822

ratsbane1846

black parsley1861

tail-grape1884

milk-tree1885

poison-bush1885

rooibos1893

Natal bottlebrush1907

moonflower1913

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 105 The Hedges and Lanes are chiefly set with two sorts of Bushes, called by us Milk-Trees.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 214 A milk-tree called Hya-hya in Demerara.

1853 J. D. Hooker Bot. Antarctic Voy.: Flora Novæ-Zelandiæ I. 224 The ‘Milk-tree’ of the Nelson and Wellington colonists is described by Mr. Bidwill and Dr. Sinclair as producing a milk which is used with tea and is equally suitable for the purpose with that of the cow. A large tree, 60 feet high.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 112 The milk-tree (Tanghinia lactaria) yields a sap in colour and taste like milk, if drunk while fresh.

1935 Tararua Tramper July 2 The juices of the lawyer, the rata, and the milk tree are drinkable.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) I. 316/1 B[rosimum] Galactodendron. Cow-tree; Milk-tree... The natives make incisions in the trunk and use the abundant milky sap as a substitute for milk.

1991 New Scientist 20 Apr. 38/1 The Mercury Islands still have an outstanding array of relict species and communities. These include rare milktree forest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	milk-tree
释义	milk-treen. Brit. /ˈmɪlktriː/, U.S. /ˈmɪlkˌtri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: milk n.¹, tree n. Etymology: < milk n.¹ + tree n. Compare earlier milky tree n. at milky adj. Compounds 2. Any of various trees yielding a milky sap, in some cases drinkable; esp. (a) = milk-bush n. (a); (b) any of several tropical South American trees which produce a drinkable latex resembling cow's milk, esp. the cow tree, Brosimum utile (family Moraceae), and the hya-hya, Tabernaemontana utile (family Apocynaceae); (c) New Zealand any of several small trees of the genus Streblus (family Moraceae); (d) the tree Cerbera (Tanghinia) venenifera (family Apocynaceae), native to Madagascar, whose poisonous seed was formerly employed in trials by ordeal. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [noun] physic nut1657 milk-bush1696 milk-tree1698 poison-bush1740 jatropha1754 milky-hedge1773 milk hedge1780 chandelier plant1827 Jew bush1830 candelabrum1834 poinsettia1836 slipper-plant1848 coquillo1851 zebra poison1871 oil tree1879 picture-tree1885 slipper spurs1887 monkey fiddle1913 milk plant1965 stringwood- the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding refreshing or nourishing drink > [noun] milk-tree1698 water tree1759 traveller's tree1809 cow plant1830 hya-hya1842 traveller's palm1850 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding refreshing or nourishing drink > [noun] > cow-tree milky tree1666 cow-tree1830 milk-tree1830 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African Aspalathus1601 othonne1601 honey flower1712 amber tree1719 Melianthus1731 rhinoceros bush1731 Hottentot cherry1740 sparmannia1801 renosterbos1822 ratsbane1846 black parsley1861 tail-grape1884 milk-tree1885 poison-bush1885 rooibos1893 Natal bottlebrush1907 moonflower1913 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 105 The Hedges and Lanes are chiefly set with two sorts of Bushes, called by us Milk-Trees. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 214 A milk-tree called Hya-hya in Demerara. 1853 J. D. Hooker Bot. Antarctic Voy.: Flora Novæ-Zelandiæ I. 224 The ‘Milk-tree’ of the Nelson and Wellington colonists is described by Mr. Bidwill and Dr. Sinclair as producing a milk which is used with tea and is equally suitable for the purpose with that of the cow. A large tree, 60 feet high. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 112 The milk-tree (Tanghinia lactaria) yields a sap in colour and taste like milk, if drunk while fresh. 1935 Tararua Tramper July 2 The juices of the lawyer, the rata, and the milk tree are drinkable. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) I. 316/1 B[rosimum] Galactodendron. Cow-tree; Milk-tree... The natives make incisions in the trunk and use the abundant milky sap as a substitute for milk. 1991 New Scientist 20 Apr. 38/1 The Mercury Islands still have an outstanding array of relict species and communities. These include rare milktree forest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698
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