单词 | planer tree |
释义 | planer treen. A small tree native to swampy parts of the south-eastern United States, Planera aquatica (family Ulmaceae), resembling a small elm but having single-toothed leaves and wingless, warty fruits. Also called water elm. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > elms > [noun] wycheOE elmc1000 ulm-treec1000 witch hazela1400 all-heart1567 ulme1567 white elm1580 wych elm1582 witchen1594 weeping elm1606 trench-elm1676 smooth-leaved elm1731 witch elm1731 water elm1733 slippery elm1748 Scotch elm1769 wahoo1770 American elm1771 red elm1805 witches' elm1808 moose elm1810 cork-elm1813 rock elm1817 swamp elm1817 planer tree1819 Jersey elm1838 winged elm1858 sand elm1878 Exeter-elm1882 1810 F. A. Michaux Histoire des Arbres Forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale I. 39 Planer tree, nom de la personne à laquelle cette espèce a été consacrée.] 1819 A. L. Hillhouse tr. F. A. Michaux N. Amer. Sylva III. 100 I have more particularly observed the Planer Tree in the large swamps on the borders of the river Savannah in Georgia. 1832 D. J. Browne Sylva Americana 247 The planer tree is of the second order, and is rarely more than 35 or 40 feet high. 1876 A. Gray Darwiniana v. 231 Then Greenland and the rest of the north abounded with oaks.., some birches, a persimmon, and a planer-tree. 1901 C. T. Mohr Plant Life Alabama 46 Planer tree (Planera aquatica)..and green ash (Fraxinus lanceolata) are frequent inhabitants of the forest-clad swamps. 1930 W. R. Mattoon et al. Forest Trees Oklahoma 62 The water elm or planer tree is found on the low wet flood plains of the larger streams of the eastern part of the state. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XII. 115/2 The planer tree, or water elm (Planera aquatica) of southeastern North America produces useful timber known as false sandalwood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819 |
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