| 单词 | ribbon tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasribbon tree ribbon tree n. now rare (a) chiefly New Zealand a tree of the New Zealand genus Plagianthus, esp. P. regius (cf. ribbonwood n. 2); (b) (chiefly English regional) any of several birches (genus Betula) having peeling bark, esp. the European white birch, B. pubescens. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > lace-bark lacewood1803 ribbonwood1865 ribbon tree1866 houhere1879 thousand-jacket1888 lace bark1906 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 981 Ribbon-Tree, Plagianthus betulinus. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Ribbon tree, the birch; so called because the bark of the young trees can be pulled off in ribbon-like strips. 1889 E. H. Featon Art Album N.Z. Flora 767 Plagianthus betulinus..is generally known as the ‘Ribbon Tree’, on account of the tough, fibrous, inner bark which it possesses. 1916 Standard Cycl. Hort. V. 2655/1 Plagianthus... None of the species is offered in America. They are known as ‘ribbon trees’. 1918 L. B. Wilder Colour in my Garden 354 Betula alba—White Birch, Make-peace, Ribbon-tree. < as lemmas |
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