ti-treen.

Brit.

/ˈtiːtriː/, U.S.

/ˈtiˌtri/

Forms: 1800s tee-tree, 1800s te-tree, 1800s tii-tree, 1800s ti-tri, 1800s– ti-tree.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ti n.², tree n.

Etymology: < ti n.² + tree n.

Originally New Zealand.

Any of the trees and shrubs of the genus Cordyline (family Asparagaceae), native to New Zealand and some other parts of Australasia, and typically having cane-like stems and long, narrow leaves. Cf. ti n.²Also called cabbage tree, cabbage palm.Also confused with tea tree n. 2 and erroneously used for species of Melaleuca.

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cabbage tree1769

ti-tree1820

ti1832

cordyline1866

club palm1884

palm lily1884

1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 181 Me Tí; Sleeping on the Tee-tree.

1864 R. Anderson Hawaiian Islands vii. 134 Then came gigantic ferns, and an extensive tract covered with the ti trees.

1890 W. Colenso in Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1890 (1891) 23 486 In these plains stand a number of cabbage-trees, the ti-trees of the Maori.

1912 J. H. Maiden Let. 20 Aug. The name Ti-tree belongs to New Zealand Cordyline. For nearly 30 years I have endeavoured by precept and example to stamp out the name Ti-tree for Australian Tea-trees, but the error is full of vitality.

1969 N. Hilliard Night at Green River 55 There was always something in the big black pot, even if it was only the sour core of the titree to eat with karawakas from the creek.

2010 R. Rogers Encycl. Container Plants 142/2 Another cordyline that looks familiar to many people is C. fruticosa (aka C. terminalis)..: the ti or good luck tree is widely grown as a houseplant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ti-tree
释义	ti-treen. Brit. /ˈtiːtriː/, U.S. /ˈtiˌtri/ Forms: 1800s tee-tree, 1800s te-tree, 1800s tii-tree, 1800s ti-tri, 1800s– ti-tree. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ti n.², tree n. Etymology: < ti n.² + tree n. Originally New Zealand. Any of the trees and shrubs of the genus Cordyline (family Asparagaceae), native to New Zealand and some other parts of Australasia, and typically having cane-like stems and long, narrow leaves. Cf. ti n.²Also called cabbage tree, cabbage palm.Also confused with tea tree n. 2 and erroneously used for species of Melaleuca. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > palm-lily cabbage tree1769 ti-tree1820 ti1832 cordyline1866 club palm1884 palm lily1884 1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 181 Me Tí; Sleeping on the Tee-tree. 1864 R. Anderson Hawaiian Islands vii. 134 Then came gigantic ferns, and an extensive tract covered with the ti trees. 1890 W. Colenso in Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1890 (1891) 23 486 In these plains stand a number of cabbage-trees, the ti-trees of the Maori. 1912 J. H. Maiden Let. 20 Aug. The name Ti-tree belongs to New Zealand Cordyline. For nearly 30 years I have endeavoured by precept and example to stamp out the name Ti-tree for Australian Tea-trees, but the error is full of vitality. 1969 N. Hilliard Night at Green River 55 There was always something in the big black pot, even if it was only the sour core of the titree to eat with karawakas from the creek. 2010 R. Rogers Encycl. Container Plants 142/2 Another cordyline that looks familiar to many people is C. fruticosa (aka C. terminalis)..: the ti or good luck tree is widely grown as a houseplant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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