Pemphisn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛmfɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpɛm(p)fəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pemphis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pemphis, genus name (J. R. & J. G. A. Forster Characteres Generum Plantarum (1776) 67) < Hellenistic Greek πεμϕίς ghost (attested in genitive plural πεμϕίδων ); perhaps an error for πέμϕιξ , in the same source in this sense (see pemphix n.).

A genus of the family Lythraceae, comprising two small trees with hoary stems, lanceolate leaves, and white flowers, Pemphis acidula, of tropical coastal areas in Africa and southern Asia, and P. madagascariensis of the mountains of Madagascar. Also (usually in form pemphis): a tree of this genus, esp. P. acidula. Frequently attributive.

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scrubwood1874

tree lily1891

pagoda tree1940

schefflera1954

1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 11 July in J. Cook Jrnl. (1967) III. 923 Besides the Pemphis, Decaspermum. Mallococca, Maba & some other new Genera describ'd by that Gentleman in his Characteres Generum Plantarum, London 1776.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 859/1 Pemphis, a genus of Lythraceæ, inhabiting the shores of tropical Asia and Madagascar.

1911 Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 14 404 Near the sea the trees were all much stunted by the prevalent winds, even the hardy Pemphis trees being dwarfed into a low thick scrub.

1944 R. D. Frisbie Island of Desire (Electronic ed.) i. i The coconut trees give place to pandanus, then to magnolia and pemphis bushes, then to pure-white sand.

1993 Sea Frontiers (Nexis) Sept. 36 Fierce winds beat the south-coast dunes..and pemphis thickets clog pathways.

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

单词	pemphis
释义	Pemphisn. Brit. /ˈpɛmfɪs/, U.S. /ˈpɛm(p)fəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pemphis. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pemphis, genus name (J. R. & J. G. A. Forster Characteres Generum Plantarum (1776) 67) < Hellenistic Greek πεμϕίς ghost (attested in genitive plural πεμϕίδων ); perhaps an error for πέμϕιξ , in the same source in this sense (see pemphix n.). A genus of the family Lythraceae, comprising two small trees with hoary stems, lanceolate leaves, and white flowers, Pemphis acidula, of tropical coastal areas in Africa and southern Asia, and P. madagascariensis of the mountains of Madagascar. Also (usually in form pemphis): a tree of this genus, esp. P. acidula. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > other non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] andrachne1601 genip1666 allspice1686 allspice tree1691 Morinda1754 garcinia1760 pea tree1766 canarium1776 Pemphis1777 oak tree1789 buddleia1791 ixora1816 Canary wood1820 persea1823 naio1826 plume nutmeg1846 partridge pea1852 Leichhardt-tree1860 hardwood1864 scrubwood1874 tree lily1891 pagoda tree1940 schefflera1954 1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 11 July in J. Cook Jrnl. (1967) III. 923 Besides the Pemphis, Decaspermum. Mallococca, Maba & some other new Genera describ'd by that Gentleman in his Characteres Generum Plantarum, London 1776. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 859/1 Pemphis, a genus of Lythraceæ, inhabiting the shores of tropical Asia and Madagascar. 1911 Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 14 404 Near the sea the trees were all much stunted by the prevalent winds, even the hardy Pemphis trees being dwarfed into a low thick scrub. 1944 R. D. Frisbie Island of Desire (Electronic ed.) i. i The coconut trees give place to pandanus, then to magnolia and pemphis bushes, then to pure-white sand. 1993 Sea Frontiers (Nexis) Sept. 36 Fierce winds beat the south-coast dunes..and pemphis thickets clog pathways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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