单词 | palmiferous |
释义 | † palmiferousadj. Obsolete. rare. 1. Bearing or producing palm trees; consisting of palm trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [adjective] palmy1569 palmful1615 palmiferous1656 palmeous1657 rotan1697 palmaceous1731 troolie1825 piassava1841 timite1858 murumuru1927 sacsac1947 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Palmiferous,..bearing or yeelding Palm or Date Trees. c1850 E. A. Andrews Copious & Crit. Latin-English Lexicon 1071/3 Palm-bearing, abounding in palms, palmiferous. 1872 Galaxy Mag. 14 130/1 The palmiferous vegetation of Zanzibar chiefly consists of the cocoa, upon which depends much of its material wealth. 2. Carrying palm branches in token of victory. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > palm frond > [adjective] > carrying palmiferous1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Palmiferous,..victorious. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 376 Satan is bound, the Palmiferous Company triumphs, and the Heavenly Jerusalem is seen upon Earth. 1866 J. M. Neale Sequences & Hymns 57 Christ's own Martyrs, valiant cohort, White-robed and palmiferous throng. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1656 |
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