| 单词 | needlewood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasneedlewood needlewood n. †(a) coniferous timber (cf. needle-timber n.) (obsolete rare); (b) Australian a needlebush ( Hakea species) (also needle-wood tree). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > Hakea needlewood1789 Hakea1808 needlebush1884 1789 A. Emmerich Culture of Forests xx. 78 There are three species of Needle Wood or Firs: the Norway Fir, the Scotch Fir, and the Silver Fir. 1898 W. Redmond Shooting Trip 35 This timber is called needlewood, because the foliage resembles fine needles. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xv. 141 The pretty grey needle-wood. 1959 A. Upfield Bony & Black Virgin xiii. 111 He sat in the shade of the needlewood tree, or rather its trunk, for the narrow leaves give but scant shelter. 1973 A. Burnett Wilful Murder in Outback 26 The sap of the needlewood is a life-saving fluid. < as lemmas |
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