单词 | shade-tree |
释义 | > as lemmasshade-tree shade-tree n. a tree planted for the purpose of affording shade. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > shade- or shelter-tree nurse1788 nurse-tree1805 shade-tree1806 wind-break1861 shelter belt1869 shelter tree1884 shelter wood1889 wind-belt1903 1806 Balance 22 July 228 in R. H. Thornton Amer. Gloss. (1912) It is to be regretted that a shade tree, useful and ornamental as the poplar, should be in danger. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 179 Through plantations of fine coffee, protected by the usual ‘shade-trees’. < as lemmas |
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