单词 | acer |
释义 | acern. Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer (family Sapindaceae), comprising the maples (see maple n.1 1); the wood of any of these trees or shrubs. Also (in form Acer): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 1054. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > maples > [noun] maple treeOE maplec1385 plane tree1562 great maple1597 sycamore-tree1597 sycamore1598 sugar-tree1705 sugar maple1731 red maple1767 scarlet maple1768 rock maple1774 white maple1774 silk wood1775 moosewood1778 mountain maple1785 box elder1787 acer1793 sycamore maple1796 mock plane1797 Montpellier maple1797 water maple1803 soft maple1806 sugar-wood1809 swamp maple1810 low maple1813 maple bush1821 Neapolitan maple1833 snake-bark1838 moose-maple1839 sap-tree1843 Manitoba maple1887 Japanese maple1898 curly maple1909 Queensland maple1915 paperbark maple1927 Amur maple1934 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > maple maple1396 acer1977 1567 G. Turberville tr. G. B. Spagnoli Eglogs f. 13v He stayde, and leaning gaynst his staffe ymade of Acer tree, Did stint from trauaile till the heate might somwhat swaged bee. 1669 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 4 1082 The Countrys, through which I pass'd, are..well stor'd with fair Trees, wherein, beside such as grow with us in England, are..that nobly crisped and well grain'd kind of Acer, whereof Viols and Violins are made. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 36 The Sycamore..is properly but one kind or difference of Acer. 1793 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 4 212 Polygamous plants, like the Parietaria, Acer, and several of the Mimosæ. 1804 B. S. Barton Elements Bot. (new ed.) iii. 338 The American species of Acer have not been investigated with sufficient attention. 1878 R. Thompson Gardener's Assistant (new ed.) Index 929/1 Acers for chalk soil. 1912 H. H. Thomas Compl. Gardener xxv. 344 Among the Acers are some handsome trees and shrubs. 1958 Listener 18 Sept. 430/1 I have seen these flowers used for table decoration,..with coloured acer leaves—that is the Japanese maple—and ivy trails. 1977 Early Music 5 453/2 (advt.) Tonewoods for musical instrument makers. We specialise in acer (maple, sycamore), spruce, rosewood, etc. 2005 Country Living Apr. (Big Ides for Small Gardens Suppl.) 15/2 Grasses such as miscanthus and pennisetums offer..versatility, as do shrubs like cotinus, cotoneaster, acers and cornus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1567 |
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