nettle-treen.

Brit.

/ˈnɛtltriː/, U.S.

/ˈnɛd(ə)lˌtri/

Forms: see nettle n. and tree n.

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

Etymology: < nettle n. + tree n., so called on account of the shape of the leaves in sense 1 and on account of the stinging hairs in sense 2.

1. Any of various trees constituting the genus Celtis (family Ulmaceae), with leaves resembling those of the stinging nettle in shape; a hackberry; esp. C. australis of the Mediterranean region, and C. occidentalis of North America.

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lote?1518

lote-tree1548

nettle-tree1548

lotus1551

lotus tree1601

saffron-tree1716

hagberry1737

hoop-ash1763

hackberry1779

sugar-berry1818

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. B.viij^v Celtis..hath a leafe lyke a Nettel, therfore it may be called in englishe Nettel [printed Ntetel] tree or Lote tree.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Micocoulier d' Afrique Th' African Lote, or Nettle, tree; of whose blacke wood excellent Flutes are made.

1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 620 An elegant sort of Christophoriana,..called Nettle-Tree by those of Barbados.

1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 56 Nettle tree... It grows in the Hedges about Rome and Mompelier [sic].

1741 J. Martyn tr. Virgil Georgicks ii. 84 (note) The nettle tree, the fruit of which is far from that delicacy which is ascribed to the Lotus of the ancients.

1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 16 The cotton wood, elm, mulberry, and nettle trees suffered the most.

1831 On Planting (Libr. Useful Knowl.) viii. 106/2 The wood of the European nettle-tree is considered to be one of the hardest.

1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §1022 Celtis, the Nettle-tree, or Sugar-berry, has a sweet drupaceous fruit.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 245/2 The North American Nettle-tree..differs from the European species in having longer leaves.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 422/2 Nettle tree, The name applied to certain trees of the genus Celtis... The best-known species have usually obliquely ovate, or lanceolate leaves, serrate at the edge.

1938 Monumenta Nipponica 1 158 From the Enkiri Enoki (‘Divorce Nettle-tree’)..comes a divorce ema, picturing the tree of separation placed between representations of a man and woman.

1993 Equinox Oct. 61/3 Huge hornbeam and nettle trees shade the winding path.

2. Australian. Any of several Australian trees and shrubs constituting the genus Dendrocnide (family Urticaceae), characterized by the presence of virulent stinging hairs; esp. (a) (more fully giant nettle-tree) D. excelsa, a tall tree of tropical rainforest; (b) the gympie, D. moroides, an evergreen shrub. Also called nettle (see nettle n. 1c), stinging tree. Now rare.

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nettle-tree1827

nettle1836

gympie1895

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. 201 The nettle-tree will tell you at once by the touch whence comes its designation.

1849 J. P. Townsend Rambles in New S. Wales 34 In the scrubs is found a tree, commonly called ‘the nettle tree’ (Urtica gigas).

1886 F. Cowan Australia 16 The Giant Nettle-tree: a hive of bees in every leaf.

1911 W. R. Guilfoyle Austral. Plants 233 Laportea moroides ‘Gympie Nettle Tree’ or ‘Mulberry Nettle Tree’ (evergreen shrub, reputed poisonous and injurious to stock, 15 to 20 ft.).

1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 269/1 Nettle-trees or stinging-trees..are species of Laportea which have extremely virulent leaf-hairs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nettle-tree
释义	nettle-treen. Brit. /ˈnɛtltriː/, U.S. /ˈnɛd(ə)lˌtri/ Forms: see nettle n. and tree n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nettle n., tree n. Etymology: < nettle n. + tree n., so called on account of the shape of the leaves in sense 1 and on account of the stinging hairs in sense 2. 1. Any of various trees constituting the genus Celtis (family Ulmaceae), with leaves resembling those of the stinging nettle in shape; a hackberry; esp. C. australis of the Mediterranean region, and C. occidentalis of North America. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > North American > hackberry or nettle tree lote?1518 lote-tree1548 nettle-tree1548 lotus1551 lotus tree1601 saffron-tree1716 hagberry1737 hoop-ash1763 hackberry1779 sugar-berry1818 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. B.viij^v Celtis..hath a leafe lyke a Nettel, therfore it may be called in englishe Nettel [printed Ntetel] tree or Lote tree. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Micocoulier d' Afrique Th' African Lote, or Nettle, tree; of whose blacke wood excellent Flutes are made. 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 620 An elegant sort of Christophoriana,..called Nettle-Tree by those of Barbados. 1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 56 Nettle tree... It grows in the Hedges about Rome and Mompelier [sic]. 1741 J. Martyn tr. Virgil Georgicks ii. 84 (note) The nettle tree, the fruit of which is far from that delicacy which is ascribed to the Lotus of the ancients. 1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 16 The cotton wood, elm, mulberry, and nettle trees suffered the most. 1831 On Planting (Libr. Useful Knowl.) viii. 106/2 The wood of the European nettle-tree is considered to be one of the hardest. 1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §1022 Celtis, the Nettle-tree, or Sugar-berry, has a sweet drupaceous fruit. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 245/2 The North American Nettle-tree..differs from the European species in having longer leaves. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 422/2 Nettle tree, The name applied to certain trees of the genus Celtis... The best-known species have usually obliquely ovate, or lanceolate leaves, serrate at the edge. 1938 Monumenta Nipponica 1 158 From the Enkiri Enoki (‘Divorce Nettle-tree’)..comes a divorce ema, picturing the tree of separation placed between representations of a man and woman. 1993 Equinox Oct. 61/3 Huge hornbeam and nettle trees shade the winding path. 2. Australian. Any of several Australian trees and shrubs constituting the genus Dendrocnide (family Urticaceae), characterized by the presence of virulent stinging hairs; esp. (a) (more fully giant nettle-tree) D. excelsa, a tall tree of tropical rainforest; (b) the gympie, D. moroides, an evergreen shrub. Also called nettle (see nettle n. 1c), stinging tree. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > nettle-tree or gympie nettle-tree1827 nettle1836 gympie1895 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. 201 The nettle-tree will tell you at once by the touch whence comes its designation. 1849 J. P. Townsend Rambles in New S. Wales 34 In the scrubs is found a tree, commonly called ‘the nettle tree’ (Urtica gigas). 1886 F. Cowan Australia 16 The Giant Nettle-tree: a hive of bees in every leaf. 1911 W. R. Guilfoyle Austral. Plants 233 Laportea moroides ‘Gympie Nettle Tree’ or ‘Mulberry Nettle Tree’ (evergreen shrub, reputed poisonous and injurious to stock, 15 to 20 ft.). 1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 269/1 Nettle-trees or stinging-trees..are species of Laportea which have extremely virulent leaf-hairs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548
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