pigeon-berryn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)nˌbɛri/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nˌbɛri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., berry n.¹

Etymology: < pigeon n. + berry n.¹

Any of numerous plants bearing fruit attractive to birds; esp. (a) (chiefly North American) either of the North American plants pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (family Phytolaccaceae) (also in plural) and crackerberry, Cornus canadensis (family Cornaceae); (b) (Caribbean) the skyflower, Duranta erecta (family Verbenaceae), of the West Indies; (c) (Australian) the Port Jackson beech, Monotoca elliptica (family Epacridaceae), of Australia. Also: the fruit of any of these plants.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > names applied to various types

heath-berry1670–1

pigeon-berry1759

pigeon-berry bush1785

1759 in A. Burnaby Trav. N. Amer. (1775) 7 The pigeon-berry and rattle~snake-root, so esteemed in all ulcerous and pleuretical complaints.

1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 656/2 Phytolacca decandra, Poke Weed... Poke, Skoke... Pigeon Berries, Jalap Cancer Root.

1868 Canad. Naturalist 3 409 Among the most common plants which overspread the burned ground..are..the pigeonberry (Cornus canadensis); and the red strawberry.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades xviii. 425 A pretty tree with a large lavender flower, and great orange-coloured clusters of what are called ‘pigeon-berries’.

1920 N. L. Britton & C. F. Millspaugh Bahama Flora 372 Duranta repens... Bermuda; Florida; West Indies and Mexico to northern South America. Pigeon-berry.

1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 138/2 M[onotoca]elliptica, the so-called Port Jackson beech or pigeon-berry.., is a small tree with silvery-grained timber.

1971 H. M. S. Lewin in E. L. Wardman Bermuda Jubilee Garden v. 90/2 D[uranta]repens. Pigeon-berry, Sky-flower, Golden dewdrop. A slender evergreen shrub with drooping sprays of lilac-blue flowers.

1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 188 For those who insist on English names, this offers a choice:—Pokeweed, Poke, Scoke, Pigeon Berry, Garget, Radish Plant, Red-Ink Plant—take your pick!

Compounds

pigeon-berry ash n. Australian any of several rainforest trees of eastern Australia; esp. Elaeocarpus obovatus, (family Elaeocarpaceae) and Cryptocarya erythroxylon (family Lauraceae); (also) the wood of any of these trees.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Australasian

tallow-tree1704

rata1773

rosewood1779

red mahogany1798

ironbark1799

wild orange1802

red gum1803

rewarewa1817

red cedar1818

black-butted gum1820

Huon pine1820

miro1820

oak1821

horoeka1831

hinau1832

maire1832

totara1832

blackbutt1833

marri1833

raspberry jam tree1833

kohekohe1835

puriri1835

tawa1839

hickory1840

whau1840

pukatea1841

titoki1842

butterbush1843

iron gum1844

York gum1846

mangeao1848

myall1848

ironheart1859

lilly-pilly1860

belah1862

flindosa1862

jarrah1866

silky oak1866

teak of New South Wales1866

Tolosa-wood1866

turmeric-tree1866

walking-stick palm1869

tooart1870

queenwood1873

tarairi1873

boree1878

yate1880

axe-breaker1884

bangalay1884

coachwood1884

cudgerie1884

feather-wood1884

forest mahogany1884

maiden's blush1884

swamp mahogany1884

tallow-wood1884

teak of New Zealand1884

wandoo1884

heartwood1885

ivorywood1887

Jimmy Low1887

Burdekin plum1889

corkwood1889

pigeon-berry ash1889

red beech1889

silver beech1889

turnip-wood1891

black bean1895

red bean1895

pinkwood1898

poplar1898

rose mahogany1898

quandong1908

lancewood1910

New Zealand honeysuckle1910

Queensland walnut1919

mahogany gum1944

Australian mahogany1948

1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 423 Elaeocarpus obovatus..‘Pigeon-berry Ash’... This wood is white, hard, tough, and used for oars, etc.

1936 J. W. Audas Native Trees Austral. 192 Elaeocarpus obovatus..is known as Pigeon-berry Ash.

1965 Austral. Encycl. III. 137/1 The rose maple or rose walnut..is most generally known to timber-getters as pigeon-berry ash.

pigeon-berry bush n. U.S. (now rare) pokeweed, Phytolacca americana; cf. main sense.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > names applied to various types

heath-berry1670–1

pigeon-berry1759

pigeon-berry bush1785

1785 M. Cutler in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1 411 Pigeon-Berry Bush... Pigeons feed on the berries, which has been the occasion of its trivial name.

1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 115 The pigeon-berry bush is as tall as that of a blackberry, bears an abundance of small purple berries, the chief food of pigeons.

pigeon-berry tree n. Australian †(a) = pigeon-berry ash n. (obsolete); (b) the native mulberry of Australia, Litsea dealbata (family Lauraceae).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > mulberry bush > types of

white mulberry1562

wood-vine1861

pigeon-berry tree1884

1884 A. Nilson Timber Trees New S. Wales 55 E[læocarpus]obovatus.—Ash; Pigeon-berry Tree.—A noble tree, attaining sometimes a height of 130 feet.

1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 563 Litsea dealbata... ‘Pigeon-berry Tree.’ ‘Native Mulberry.’ ‘Black Ash.’

1936 J. W. Audas Native Trees Austral. 229 Litsea dealbata... A well-known tree of Queensland and New South Wales called Native Mulberry or Pigeon-Berry Tree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigeon-berry
释义	pigeon-berryn. Brit. /ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)nˌbɛri/, U.S. /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nˌbɛri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., berry n.¹ Etymology: < pigeon n. + berry n.¹ Any of numerous plants bearing fruit attractive to birds; esp. (a) (chiefly North American) either of the North American plants pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (family Phytolaccaceae) (also in plural) and crackerberry, Cornus canadensis (family Cornaceae); (b) (Caribbean) the skyflower, Duranta erecta (family Verbenaceae), of the West Indies; (c) (Australian) the Port Jackson beech, Monotoca elliptica (family Epacridaceae), of Australia. Also: the fruit of any of these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > names applied to various types heath-berry1670–1 pigeon-berry1759 pigeon-berry bush1785 1759 in A. Burnaby Trav. N. Amer. (1775) 7 The pigeon-berry and rattle~snake-root, so esteemed in all ulcerous and pleuretical complaints. 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 656/2 Phytolacca decandra, Poke Weed... Poke, Skoke... Pigeon Berries, Jalap Cancer Root. 1868 Canad. Naturalist 3 409 Among the most common plants which overspread the burned ground..are..the pigeonberry (Cornus canadensis); and the red strawberry. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades xviii. 425 A pretty tree with a large lavender flower, and great orange-coloured clusters of what are called ‘pigeon-berries’. 1920 N. L. Britton & C. F. Millspaugh Bahama Flora 372 Duranta repens... Bermuda; Florida; West Indies and Mexico to northern South America. Pigeon-berry. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 138/2 M[onotoca]elliptica, the so-called Port Jackson beech or pigeon-berry.., is a small tree with silvery-grained timber. 1971 H. M. S. Lewin in E. L. Wardman Bermuda Jubilee Garden v. 90/2 D[uranta]repens. Pigeon-berry, Sky-flower, Golden dewdrop. A slender evergreen shrub with drooping sprays of lilac-blue flowers. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 188 For those who insist on English names, this offers a choice:—Pokeweed, Poke, Scoke, Pigeon Berry, Garget, Radish Plant, Red-Ink Plant—take your pick! Compounds pigeon-berry ash n. Australian any of several rainforest trees of eastern Australia; esp. Elaeocarpus obovatus, (family Elaeocarpaceae) and Cryptocarya erythroxylon (family Lauraceae); (also) the wood of any of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Australasian tallow-tree1704 rata1773 rosewood1779 red mahogany1798 ironbark1799 wild orange1802 red gum1803 rewarewa1817 red cedar1818 black-butted gum1820 Huon pine1820 miro1820 oak1821 horoeka1831 hinau1832 maire1832 totara1832 blackbutt1833 marri1833 raspberry jam tree1833 kohekohe1835 puriri1835 tawa1839 hickory1840 whau1840 pukatea1841 titoki1842 butterbush1843 iron gum1844 York gum1846 mangeao1848 myall1848 ironheart1859 lilly-pilly1860 belah1862 flindosa1862 jarrah1866 silky oak1866 teak of New South Wales1866 Tolosa-wood1866 turmeric-tree1866 walking-stick palm1869 tooart1870 queenwood1873 tarairi1873 boree1878 yate1880 axe-breaker1884 bangalay1884 coachwood1884 cudgerie1884 feather-wood1884 forest mahogany1884 maiden's blush1884 swamp mahogany1884 tallow-wood1884 teak of New Zealand1884 wandoo1884 heartwood1885 ivorywood1887 Jimmy Low1887 Burdekin plum1889 corkwood1889 pigeon-berry ash1889 red beech1889 silver beech1889 turnip-wood1891 black bean1895 red bean1895 pinkwood1898 poplar1898 rose mahogany1898 quandong1908 lancewood1910 New Zealand honeysuckle1910 Queensland walnut1919 mahogany gum1944 Australian mahogany1948 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 423 Elaeocarpus obovatus..‘Pigeon-berry Ash’... This wood is white, hard, tough, and used for oars, etc. 1936 J. W. Audas Native Trees Austral. 192 Elaeocarpus obovatus..is known as Pigeon-berry Ash. 1965 Austral. Encycl. III. 137/1 The rose maple or rose walnut..is most generally known to timber-getters as pigeon-berry ash. pigeon-berry bush n. U.S. (now rare) pokeweed, Phytolacca americana; cf. main sense. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > names applied to various types heath-berry1670–1 pigeon-berry1759 pigeon-berry bush1785 1785 M. Cutler in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1 411 Pigeon-Berry Bush... Pigeons feed on the berries, which has been the occasion of its trivial name. 1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 115 The pigeon-berry bush is as tall as that of a blackberry, bears an abundance of small purple berries, the chief food of pigeons. pigeon-berry tree n. Australian †(a) = pigeon-berry ash n. (obsolete); (b) the native mulberry of Australia, Litsea dealbata (family Lauraceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > mulberry bush > types of white mulberry1562 wood-vine1861 pigeon-berry tree1884 1884 A. Nilson Timber Trees New S. Wales 55 E[læocarpus]obovatus.—Ash; Pigeon-berry Tree.—A noble tree, attaining sometimes a height of 130 feet. 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 563 Litsea dealbata... ‘Pigeon-berry Tree.’ ‘Native Mulberry.’ ‘Black Ash.’ 1936 J. W. Audas Native Trees Austral. 229 Litsea dealbata... A well-known tree of Queensland and New South Wales called Native Mulberry or Pigeon-Berry Tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759
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