单词 | scentwood |
释义 | > as lemmasscentwood scentwood n. now rare a Tasmanian evergreen shrub, Alyxia buxifolia (family Apocynaceae); the fragrant wood of this tree; cf. tonka-bean wood n. at tonka n. 2. ΚΠ 1863 Technologist 3 67 Scent-wood of Tasmania..is a small tree or shrub, and consequently does not produce wood of any great size. 1872 Art-Jrnl. 1 Sept. 238/1 The scent-wood of the same island..has an odour similar to that of the tonquin-bean. 1905 J. C. Penny Tasmanian Forestry §vii. 45 Scentwood... Apocyneæ... Alyxia buxifolia. < as lemmas |
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