单词 | oregon |
释义 | Oregonn. 1. attributive. Designating plants and animals found in the region of Oregon. a. Oregon alder n. the red alder, Alnus rubra (formerly also known as A. oregona). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > birch and allies > [noun] > alder and allies aldereOE alderna1325 prick tree1551 black alder1578 aln1589 sporkenwood1599 alder1648 alder buckthorn?1742 orl1747 alder1755 arn1791 Turkey alder1822 Oregon alder1842 berry alder1863 tag alder1891 1842 T. Nuttall N. Amer. Sylva I. 26 Oregon Alder... This tree, like the Common Alder of Europe, attains the height of 30 to 40 feet. 1936 R. W. Doane et al. Forest Insects 118 The species is distributed throughout the Pacific Coast Region..following the range of the host trees—red alder, Alnus rubra, white alder, A. rhombifolia, and Oregon alder, A. oregona. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 12 Oregon or Red Alder. With its large leaves and long catkins that festoon the branches in early spring, this is a handsome medium-sized tree. b. Oregon pine n. the wood of the Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii; (also) the tree itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > Douglas fir Nootka fir1803 red fir1844 Oregon pine1845 Douglas fir1850 Oregon fir1853 1845 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 166 One of those gigantic Oregon Pines..whose prostrate trunk Douglas found to be two hundred and fifty feet in length. 1877 L. B. Dixon Birth of Lumber Industry Brit. Columbia (1956) 24/1 This British Columbia wood is known in Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain as ‘Oregon Pine’ though Oregon does not export it to these markets. 1947 R. Peattie Sierra Nevada 148 Douglas fir..is known in the trade as Oregon pine. 1964 House & Garden Oct. 95/1 Her kitchen units, in Oregon pine. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Dec. 4/2 (advt.) The wort cools and is then transferred into enormous Oregon pine tubs, known as wash backs. c. Oregon grape n. any of several mahonias found in Oregon, esp. M. aquifolium, which bear bunches of glaucous blue berries resembling grapes; (also) the fruit of such a shrub. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > North American > others redcurrant1633 wolf-berry1834 Oregon grape1851 black haw1897 1851 Oregon Statesman (Oregon City) 27 June 3/1 Oregon Grape, so called, is not a grape, but resembles the grape in size and appearance. 1873 G. M. Grant Ocean to Ocean 283 A dark green prickly-leaved bush like English holly, called the Oregon grape. 1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 154 Oregon grape, trailing Barberry. Berberis repens... The fruit is a handsome blue berry with a ‘bloom’, the colour of wild grapes..and delicious jelly is made from them. 1974 J. E. Underhill Wild Berries Pacific Northwest 69 Still other people are devotees of Oregon Grape wine. 1990 Garden News 21 Nov. 8/3 Mahonia aquifolium is known as the ‘Oregon grape’ because of the resemblance of its fruit to bunches of grapes. d. Oregon fir n. = Oregon pine n. at sense 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > Douglas fir Nootka fir1803 red fir1844 Oregon pine1845 Douglas fir1850 Oregon fir1853 1853 N.-Y. Daily Times 12 Nov. 3/4 A heavily timbered country, chiefly with Oregon fir. 1904 E. O. Wooton Native Ornamental Plants of New Mexico 15 The Douglas Spruce or Oregon Fir..and the Bull Pine..would well repay the care necessary to getting them established. 1906 H. J. Elwes & A. H. Henry Trees Great Brit. & Ireland IV. 819 The wood of the Douglas fir is known in the European, South African, and Australian markets as Oregon pine or Oregon fir. 1966 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 896/1 Kinds of evergreens, other than pine..Oregon fir. e. Oregon cedar n. the Lawson cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana; (also) the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > Lawson's cypress yellow cedar1840 Oregon cedar1855 Lawson cypress1858 Nootka cypress1860 Sitka cedar1875 swamp-cypress1876 Sitka cypress1884 lawsoniana1959 1855–60 Rep. Explor. & Surveys (U.S. War Dept.) 25 The ‘Oregon cedar’, (Thuya gigantea), more nearly allied to the arbor-vitae than to the juniper,..grows to an immense size. 1866 Temple Bar 18 348 The yellow fir (A. grandis) and the Oregon cedar (Thuya gigantea)..look proudly down upon the open and tangled underbush. 1971 F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers of World (ed. 4) 94 Alternative names for the timber [of Lawson cypress] include Oregon Cedar and White Cedar. f. Oregon horse n. a breed of horse originating from those kept by North American Indians in Oregon. ΚΠ 1855–60 Rep. Explor. & Surveys (U.S. War Dept.) 138 Lewis and Clark's description of the standard of the Oregon horse is far superior to that of the present stock. 1889 Cent. Mag. Jan. 341/1 A strain of horses early imported into Montana from the west known as the Oregon horse. 1902 J. M. Dean Cross of Christ in Bolo-land 185 The newly received lot of Oregon horses at the corral. g. Oregon ash n. a species of ash of western North America, Fraxinus latifolia (formerly also known as F. oregona). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > ash and allies > [noun] ashc700 fraynec1325 wood-browna1400 wild ash1552 white ash1578 manna tree1665 black ash1673 white ash1683 water ash1709 manna ash1715 hoop-ash1763 red ash1773 shrew-ash1776 blue ash1783 swamp ash1794 weeping ash1807 green ash1810 cockscomb ash1850 Oregon ash1857 1857 Bot. Rep. in Pacific Railway Rep. (U.S. War Dept.) 25 (heading) Fraxinus oregona. The Oregon ash. 1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 407 Oregon Ash... This first appears at the Dalles. 1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 287/1 Other American ashes worthy of note include the Oregon ash..most important of Western species, which grows to a height of 80 feet and may have a trunk 4 feet in diameter. 1996 Ecol. Applic. 6 287/2 The field is bounded by woodland to the east (predominantly Oregon ash, Fraxinus latifolia Benth.). h. Oregon junco n. a dark-eyed junco of the subspecies Junco hyemalis oreganus and related races, being a small black, brown and white North American songbird allied to the buntings (family Emberizidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Emberizidae > subfamily Emberizinae (bunting) > genus Junco (junco) snow-sparrow1884 Oregon junco1893 junco1898 1893 Science 20 Oct. 222/1 An Oregon junco (Junco hyemalis oregonus and a Vigor's wren (Thryothorus bewickii spilurus) which were engaged in a spirited dispute. 1964 A. Wetmore et al. Song & Garden Birds N. Amer. 364/2 In winter flocks of Oregon juncos roam western foothills, canyons, and suburbs. 1999 A. Peynetsa et al. Finding Center (ed. 2) 74 Old Lady Junco is an Oregon junco, and her ‘shirt’ is the hood-like area of dark gray or black that covers the head, neck, and part of the breast of this species. i. Oregon myrtle n. U.S. a small evergreen tree, Umbellularia californica (family Laureaceae); also called California laurel; the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > bay-tree and allies > [noun] laure971 laurela1375 laurel-treea1375 laurya1400 Daphnec1430 bay1530 sweet bay1716 red bay1731 bay-gall1775 sweet bay laurel1858 Oregon myrtle1908 1908 G. B. Sudworth Forest Trees Pacific Slope 327 California laurel; Oregon Myrtle..is an evergreen tree, distinguished at once from all others of its range by the strong camphoric-pungent odor of its crushed leaves or green bark. 1949 R. Peattie Cascades 188 This is the California laurel, according to California chambers of commerce and curio dealers; or the Oregon myrtle, according to Oregon chambers and curio dealers. 2001 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Jan. b8/1 Panels of Oregon myrtle as rich in texture as a leather club chair. j. Oregon lily n. (a) a spotted lily, Lilium columbianum, of western North America; (b) any of the hybrid lilies developed by Jan de Graaff at the Oregon Bulb Farms. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > lilies lily971 lily-flower1340 martagon1440 delucea1450 red lily1531 purple lily1578 mountain lily1597 gold lily1629 Turk's cap1672 turn-cap1688 Juno's rose1706 orange lily1731 Canada lily1771 Japan lily1813 tiger-lily1824 Annunciation lily1853 Easter lily1860 golden-rayed lily1865 scarlet martagon1867 Japanese lily1870 Madonna lily1877 Bermuda lily1882 thimble lily1883 panther lily1884 triplet lily1884 turban-lily1884 Mary-lily1893 tiger1901 leopard lily1902 lilium1902 swamp lily1902 Washington lily1911 Shasta lily1915 regal lily1916 regale1920 Oregon lily1925 1925 W. L. Jepson Man. Flowering Plants Calif. 245 Oregon Lily..Bright reddish orange, thickly spotted with purple. 1964 Horticulture Dec. 49/1 (advt.) World Famous Oregon Lilies, Higo Iris, Hardy Cyclamen and Exbury Azaleas. Send for free catalog. Rex Bulb Farms..Newburg, Oregon. 1990 L. Jellito & W. Schacht Hardy Herbaceous Perennials II. 362/1 L[ilium] columbianum... Columbia Lily, Oregon Lily. 2. Oregon boot n. (also with capital initials) slang (originally and chiefly U.S. Criminals' slang) a heavy foot shackle used to prevent the escape of a prisoner. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [noun] > bond(s) or fetter(s) or shackle(s) > for the feet or legs copsa700 fetterc800 gyvec1275 bolt1483 boysc1485 hose-ring?1515 hopshacklea1568 gin?1587 leg ring1606 hamper1613 shacklock1613 wife1616 pedicle1628 leg iron1779 wife1811 leg lock1815 ankle ring1823 anklet1835 hopple1888 Oregon boot1892 1892 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. 5/4 The train robber was taken out and fitted with an Oregon boot. 1912 D. Lowrie My Life in Prison xxiv. 292 An ‘Oregon boot’ consists of a lead collar that fits about the ankle. It weighs, I should judge, between twenty and thirty pounds. 1991 A. Karpan & R. Karpan Heart of Canada's Old Northwest 32 The 22-pound brace and ankle shackle known as the Oregon Boot. Derivatives ˈOregonly adv. rare in a manner typical of Oregon or of an Oregonian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adverb] > states Oregonlya1861 a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1862) xxii. 243 Armstrong's opinion was only my own, expressed Oregonly. 1991 Re: If only we'd Known..What? in misc.consumers.house (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Sept. Good luck, and may the sun shine upon you more than Oregonly usual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842 |
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