单词 | ablaqueation |
释义 | ablaqueationn. Horticulture. Now historical and rare. The loosening or removal of the soil round the roots of a tree or vine; the exposure of a plant's roots. Cf. ablaqueate v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > removing soil from roots excodicationc1420 ablaqueation?1440 eradicatinga1660 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ii. 1 (MED) At Ianyueer ablaqueacioun [v.r. ablaqueacion] The vynys axe in placis temporate. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry Table Ablaqueation of Vines. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 58 in Sylva Dig borders, &c. uncover as yet Roots of Trees, where Ablaqueation is requisite. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Fir tree They abhor all stercoration, nor will they endure much to have the earth opened about their roots for ablaqueation. 1745 tr. L. J. M. Columella Of Husbandry iv. xiv. 173 The winter-digging..seems superfluous to us, because the autumnal ablaqueation has immediately preceded. 1860 Horticulturist 15 440 This operation of ablaqueation was the removing of the surface soil around the stock every autumn, and cutting off all the surface roots close to the main stem. 1995 S. Landsberg Medieval Garden iv. 96 March is the month for digging, not only garden beds but in the orchard and vineyard around each tree, a process known as ablaqueation or root-pruning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1440 |
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