| 单词 | mora tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmora tree A tall tree, Mora excelsa (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)), native to the Caribbean and tropical South America (also mora tree); the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [adjective] mora1825 lecythid1871 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > others persea1601 mahoe1666 poison berry1672 white mangrove1683 maiden plum1696 angelin1704 garlic-pear1725 milkwood-tree1725 Jack-in-the-box1735 cherimoya1736 rattle bush1750 galapee1756 genip1756 lace bark1756 sunfruit1787 wild orange1802 hog-nut1814 mountain pride1814 savannah wattle1814 mora1825 rubber tree1826 mayflower1837 bastard manchineel1838 long john1838 seringa1847 sack tree1849 jumbie tree1860 jumbie bean1862 king-tree1863 gauze-tree1864 mountain green1864 snowdrop tree1864 strong bark1864 switch-sorrel1864 candle-tree1866 maypole1866 angelique1873 poisonwood1884 porkwood1884 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. i. 5 Heedless, and bankrupt, in all curiosity must he be, who can journey on without stopping to take a view of the towering mora. 1836 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 6 264 The mora-trees were in blossom, and the white flowers formed a pretty contrast with the dark green leaves. 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 94 Mora-wood..is close-grained like teak, and superior to oak, esteemed for ship-building..; in colour it resembles moderately red mahogany. 1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) ii. 82 The Toucan..may generally be seen perched on the topmost boughs of the lofty mora-tree. 1918 C. W. Beebe Jungle Peace (1919) vii. 140 A house with roof of pale pink like a giant mora in full bloom. 1949 Caribbean Q. 1 iii. 42 Three forest areas..could be..logged so as to yield about 3 million cubic feet of saleable timber per year, mainly Greenheart but also Mora and other hardwoods. 1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 154 Mora is a dominant tree of mixed swamp forests and is found in the Guianas, Trinidad and eastern Venezuela. 1971 F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers World (ed. 4) 206 Mora..ranks as one of the most..important timbers of British Guiana... It is the product of Mora excelsa. 1982 R. A. K. Heath Kwaku iii. xxx. 229 Mr Barzey had been his God, a towering mora tree. < as lemmas |
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