quercineadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwəːsʌɪn/,

/ˈkwəːsɪn/, U.S.

/ˈkwərˌsaɪn/,

/ˈkwərs(ə)n/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin quercinus oaken, made of oak (early 3rd cent in Tertullian, frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin quercus oak ( < the same Indo-European base as fir n.) + -inus -ine suffix². Compare earlier quernal adj. Compare also querculane adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling oak or oak trees; consisting of oaks. Formerly also: †made of oak, oaken (obsolete).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [adjective]

oakena1398

cerrialc1405

glandiferous1648

quercine1656

querculane1656

sessiliflore1842

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quercine, oken, make of Okes.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Quercine, belonging to an oak.

1854 B. Taylor Lands of Saracen xxxvii. 440 The mast..was as sweet and palatable as chestnuts, with very little of the bitter quercine flavour.

1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) xiii. 483 It [sc. the poison oak] is a dwarf bush with quercine leaves, dark colored and prickly, like those of the holly.

1929 Q. Rev. Biol. 4 476/1 The acorns of two Quercine species utilized by the woodpecker at their maximum size are very near to..the grasping capacity of the bird's beak.

1987 Florida Scientist 50 111 The most common vegetation unit was a sclerophyllous palmaceous, ericoid and quercine shrub association with an occasional canopy of Pinus palustris or Quercus geminata.

2002 T. Palmer Pacific High iii. 62 Looking up at the silhouetted leaves of the old oak's canopy, I now thought of my upcoming months in California as a quercine tour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quercine
释义	quercineadj. Brit. /ˈkwəːsʌɪn/, /ˈkwəːsɪn/, U.S. /ˈkwərˌsaɪn/, /ˈkwərs(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quercinus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin quercinus oaken, made of oak (early 3rd cent in Tertullian, frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin quercus oak ( < the same Indo-European base as fir n.) + -inus -ine suffix². Compare earlier quernal adj. Compare also querculane adj. Of, relating to, or resembling oak or oak trees; consisting of oaks. Formerly also: †made of oak, oaken (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [adjective] oakena1398 cerrialc1405 glandiferous1648 quercine1656 querculane1656 sessiliflore1842 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quercine, oken, make of Okes. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Quercine, belonging to an oak. 1854 B. Taylor Lands of Saracen xxxvii. 440 The mast..was as sweet and palatable as chestnuts, with very little of the bitter quercine flavour. 1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) xiii. 483 It [sc. the poison oak] is a dwarf bush with quercine leaves, dark colored and prickly, like those of the holly. 1929 Q. Rev. Biol. 4 476/1 The acorns of two Quercine species utilized by the woodpecker at their maximum size are very near to..the grasping capacity of the bird's beak. 1987 Florida Scientist 50 111 The most common vegetation unit was a sclerophyllous palmaceous, ericoid and quercine shrub association with an occasional canopy of Pinus palustris or Quercus geminata. 2002 T. Palmer Pacific High iii. 62 Looking up at the silhouetted leaves of the old oak's canopy, I now thought of my upcoming months in California as a quercine tour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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