paddlewoodn.

Brit.

/ˈpadlwʊd/, U.S.

/ˈpædlˌwʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paddle n.¹, wood n.¹

Etymology: < paddle n.¹ + wood n.¹

A tropical South American tree, Aspidosperma excelsum (family Apocynaceae) (also paddlewood tree); the light, elastic wood of this tree, used esp. to make paddles for canoes.

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letterwood1655

kingwood1788

canary wood1822

saouari wooda1832

macaco-wood1835

paddlewood1837

quebracho1839

mustaiba1843

violet-wood1843

taigu wood1868

rauli1874

louro1914

balsa wood1917

palisander1930

1837 R. H. Schomburgk Jrnl. 30 Jan. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 7 329 We saw..the Yaruri, or paddle wood, which is curious as the trunk appears as if it consisted of a number of slender trees grown together... The wood is very elastic, and..is much esteemed by the Indians for paddles.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 103/2 A[spidosperma]excelsum, called by the colonists Paddle-wood, is remarkable for its singularly fluted trunk, composed of solid projecting radii, which the Indians use as ready-made planks.

1917 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 651/1 Paddles roughly hewn from the buttresses of a yarula, or paddle-wood tree.

1987 D. J. Mabberley Plant-bk. 49 Aspidosperma... Good timber, e.g. A. excelsum Benth. (paddlewood) for tool-handles etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paddlewood
释义	paddlewoodn. Brit. /ˈpadlwʊd/, U.S. /ˈpædlˌwʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paddle n.¹, wood n.¹ Etymology: < paddle n.¹ + wood n.¹ A tropical South American tree, Aspidosperma excelsum (family Apocynaceae) (also paddlewood tree); the light, elastic wood of this tree, used esp. to make paddles for canoes. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of South American trees letterwood1655 kingwood1788 canary wood1822 saouari wooda1832 macaco-wood1835 paddlewood1837 quebracho1839 mustaiba1843 violet-wood1843 taigu wood1868 rauli1874 louro1914 balsa wood1917 palisander1930 1837 R. H. Schomburgk Jrnl. 30 Jan. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 7 329 We saw..the Yaruri, or paddle wood, which is curious as the trunk appears as if it consisted of a number of slender trees grown together... The wood is very elastic, and..is much esteemed by the Indians for paddles. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 103/2 A[spidosperma]excelsum, called by the colonists Paddle-wood, is remarkable for its singularly fluted trunk, composed of solid projecting radii, which the Indians use as ready-made planks. 1917 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 651/1 Paddles roughly hewn from the buttresses of a yarula, or paddle-wood tree. 1987 D. J. Mabberley Plant-bk. 49 Aspidosperma... Good timber, e.g. A. excelsum Benth. (paddlewood) for tool-handles etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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