单词 | torch-tree |
释义 | > as lemmastorch-tree ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies > pitch-pines hard pine1531 pitch tree1538 torch-tree1601 pitch pine1662 piceaster1664 pitch1674 pitch fir1726 swamp pine1851 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding fuel or manure > [noun] > plants yielding firewood lightwood1693 lignum rhodium1693 candle-wood1712 rosewood1756 grease-wood1845 grease-bush1860 torch-tree1862 amyrisc1865 torchwood1866 candle-bush1890 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvi. x. 462 A sixt sort..of these trees..is properly called Teda (i. the Torch-tree): the same yeeldeth more plentie of moisture and liquor than the rest. 1862 E. Balfour Timber Trees India (ed. 2) 135 Ixora parviflora:..Torch Tree..A small tree..more used for torches than for any other purpose, as it burns very readily and clearly. < as lemmas |
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