paperbarkn.
/ˈpeɪpəbɑːk/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərˌbɑrk/ 1. The durable bark of a melaleuca, esp. Melaleuca leucadendron.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bark > [noun] > other bark
basteOE
bass1676
bonace bark1756
paperbarkc1837
stringy-bark1848
pottery bark1866
Adansonia1887
c1837 H. W. Bunbury Early Days W. Austral. (1930) iii. 75 Many deserted huts, some of them made with some care of the paper bark, i.e. the bark of the tea tree.
1857 J. Askew Voy. Austral. & N.Z. 433 The dead bodies are burnt or buried, though some in North Australia place the corpse in the paper bark of the tea-tree, and deposit it in a hollow tree.
1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. ii. 82 It became necessary..to keep the ridge covering of paper-bark in position.
1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang iv. 28 It was she who found him paperbark and fashioned his first sandals.
2001 J. Robinson Voices of Queensland vi. 170 Wardangayi, paperbark used to wrap food for cooking or carrying.
2. More fully paperbark tea tree, paperbark ti-tree, paperbark tree. Any of several Australian trees with papery bark that peels off in layers; spec. Melaleuca leucadendron (family Myrtaceae) and other members of this genus. Frequently attributive.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [adjective]
simaroubaceous1818
paperbark1841
ficoid1884
ficoidal1884
niaouli1884
ternstrœmiaceous1885
Terminalia1926
tiare1931
the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > melaleuca tree or shrub
Melaleuca1777
paperbark1841
cajuput tree1876
milkwood1889
niaouli1943
1841 G. Grey Jrnls. Two Exped. N.–W. & W. Austral. I. 93 Lofty paper-bark trees grew here and there.
1869 Illustr. Sydney News 13 May 184/3 The paper bark and the corkscrew palm frequently are seen together.
1924 D. H. Lawrence & M. L. Skinner Boy in Bush 100 It was salty paper-bark country.
1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft vii. 137 Open-grained Timbers... Paper-bark Ti-tree [etc.].
1957 P. White Voss 59 She walked in the garden, amongst the camellia bushes..and the scurfy native paperbarks.
1967 A. Rule Forests Austral. xiv. 154 An enterprising firm manufactures cork from the bark of the paperbark tea tree.
1990 World Mag. No. 46. 56/2 With naturalist guides, guests can experience and explore the different ecosystems of the peninsula—paperbark swamps, rainforest, mangrove swamps, coral reefs, coastal cliffs.
3. In full paperbark maple. A maple native to central China, Acer griseum, having flaky, light brown bark.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > maples > [noun]
maple treeOE
maplec1385
plane tree1562
great maple1597
sycamore-tree1597
sycamore1598
sugar-tree1705
sugar maple1731
red maple1767
scarlet maple1768
rock maple1774
white maple1774
silk wood1775
moosewood1778
mountain maple1785
box elder1787
acer1793
sycamore maple1796
mock plane1797
Montpellier maple1797
water maple1803
soft maple1806
sugar-wood1809
swamp maple1810
low maple1813
maple bush1821
Neapolitan maple1833
snake-bark1838
moose-maple1839
sap-tree1843
Manitoba maple1887
Japanese maple1898
curly maple1909
Queensland maple1915
paperbark maple1927
Amur maple1934
1927 A. Rehder Man. Cultivated Trees N. Amer. 577 Paperbark M[aple]. Tree to 8 m., with cinnamon-brown bark separating in thin papery flakes.
1938 Amer. Nurseryman 15 Oct. 3/3 The leaves of the paperbark maple..are finely and thickly hairy underneath.
1987 K. Rushforth Tree Planting & Managem. (1990) 144/2 Paperbark maple... One of the best of all small trees, this has an outstanding bark which exfoliates in small papery rich red-brown flakes.
1993 Independent on Sunday 10 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 99/1 A less common maple, but also ideal for the small garden, is Acer grisseum, Wilson's Chinese paperbark.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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