ribbonwoodn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪb(ə)nwʊd/, U.S.

/ˈrɪbənˌwʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ribbon n., wood n.¹

Etymology: < ribbon n. + wood n.¹, so called on account of the appearance of the bark.

1. U.S. A large evergreen shrub, Adenostoma sparsifolium (family Rosaceae), found chiefly in the chaparral of southern California, with needle-like leaves and grey shredding bark; also called redshank.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > North-American

wild tea1728

bastard indigo1730

mountain heath1731

groundsel-tree1736

amorpha1751

buttonbush1754

moosewood1778

pipestem wood1791

modesty1809

sand myrtle1814

wicopy1823

lead-plant1833

false indigo1841

sleek-leaf1845

arrow weed1848

rabbit bush1852

ribbonwood1860

rabbit brush1877

sea myrtle1883

pencil tree1884

tar-bush1884

ocean spray1906

1860 Fraser's Mag. June 847/1 A few foreign varieties are now and then being imported, the prettiest being the crimson-streaked bois de rosier, or American ribbon-wood.

1966 Arcadia (Calif.) Tribune 14 Aug. 18/4 The brownish-tan bushes are ribbonwood.

2006 J. W. Robinson & D. M. Harris San Bernardino Mountain Trails (ed. 6) iii. 233 On the north flank of the range is an ocean of chaparral, primarily shaggy-barked, olive-green red shank (also called ribbon-wood).

2. Chiefly New Zealand. Any of several New Zealand trees of the genera Plagianthus and Hoheria (family Malvaceae) having fibrous inner bark; esp. P. regius (formerly P. betulinus) and Hoheria sexstylosa. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. lace bark n. (b) at lace n. and adj. Compounds 2.

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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

1865 Technologist 5 479 Plagianthus Botulinas (Ribbon-wood).—The bark, which is thick and fibrous, might be employed in the manufacture of ropes or paper, but no quantity of it could be procured. Hoheria populnea and Pennantia corymbosa are also called ribbon-wood.

1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 386 All species of Plagianthus and Hoheria are to the colonists Ribbonwood, especially Plagianthus betulinus..and Hoheria populnea.

1938 Tararua Tramper Feb. 15 Ranunculus gave way to..native broom, alpine scrub to ribbonwood.

1980 R. M. Lockley House above Sea 199 Less comfortable for lying upon is the tougher, more twiggy, shore ribbonwood..which likes its feet in salt water at times.

2005 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 July 8 The pair got rid of the gorse and have now planted more beech trees as well as ribbonwoods, manuka.., oak and walnuts which they will harvest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ribbonwood
释义	ribbonwoodn. Brit. /ˈrɪb(ə)nwʊd/, U.S. /ˈrɪbənˌwʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ribbon n., wood n.¹ Etymology: < ribbon n. + wood n.¹, so called on account of the appearance of the bark. 1. U.S. A large evergreen shrub, Adenostoma sparsifolium (family Rosaceae), found chiefly in the chaparral of southern California, with needle-like leaves and grey shredding bark; also called redshank. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > North-American wild tea1728 bastard indigo1730 mountain heath1731 groundsel-tree1736 amorpha1751 buttonbush1754 moosewood1778 pipestem wood1791 modesty1809 sand myrtle1814 wicopy1823 lead-plant1833 false indigo1841 sleek-leaf1845 arrow weed1848 rabbit bush1852 ribbonwood1860 rabbit brush1877 sea myrtle1883 pencil tree1884 tar-bush1884 ocean spray1906 1860 Fraser's Mag. June 847/1 A few foreign varieties are now and then being imported, the prettiest being the crimson-streaked bois de rosier, or American ribbon-wood. 1966 Arcadia (Calif.) Tribune 14 Aug. 18/4 The brownish-tan bushes are ribbonwood. 2006 J. W. Robinson & D. M. Harris San Bernardino Mountain Trails (ed. 6) iii. 233 On the north flank of the range is an ocean of chaparral, primarily shaggy-barked, olive-green red shank (also called ribbon-wood). 2. Chiefly New Zealand. Any of several New Zealand trees of the genera Plagianthus and Hoheria (family Malvaceae) having fibrous inner bark; esp. P. regius (formerly P. betulinus) and Hoheria sexstylosa. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. lace bark n. (b) at lace n. and adj. Compounds 2. 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 1865 Technologist 5 479 Plagianthus Botulinas (Ribbon-wood).—The bark, which is thick and fibrous, might be employed in the manufacture of ropes or paper, but no quantity of it could be procured. Hoheria populnea and Pennantia corymbosa are also called ribbon-wood. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 386 All species of Plagianthus and Hoheria are to the colonists Ribbonwood, especially Plagianthus betulinus..and Hoheria populnea. 1938 Tararua Tramper Feb. 15 Ranunculus gave way to..native broom, alpine scrub to ribbonwood. 1980 R. M. Lockley House above Sea 199 Less comfortable for lying upon is the tougher, more twiggy, shore ribbonwood..which likes its feet in salt water at times. 2005 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 July 8 The pair got rid of the gorse and have now planted more beech trees as well as ribbonwoods, manuka.., oak and walnuts which they will harvest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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