单词 | southland beech |
释义 | Southland beechn. The silver beech, Nothofagus menziesii, a timber tree found throughout the South Island of New Zealand; (also) the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > beech or beeches > [noun] American beecha800 beecha800 beech-treec1450 weeping beech1606 red beech1789 southern beech1839 copper-beech1846 mastwort1846 red beech1882 Negrohead beech1884 stone-beech1884 mountain beech1886 Nothofagus1896 Southland beech1918 1918 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. & Technol. 1 308 [Notho]fagus Menziesii.—The commonest name of this tree is ‘silver-birch’... It would be best to call it ‘silver-beech,’ though it is gaining an Australasian reputation as ‘Southland beech.’ 1947 J. C. S. Brough Timbers for Woodwork xvi. 138 Imported beeches are..Red beech..and Southland, or ‘Silver’ beech. 1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand 129 I pick up the wedding photo from the Swedish-style china cabinet in Southland beech. 2008 S. Crafti Beach Houses Down Under 88/3 To add a sense of warmth, the joinery is Southland Beech, a species local to New Zealand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918 |
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