| 单词 | treebox |
| 释义 | > as lemmastree-box tree-box n. any of several larger varieties of the common box, Buxus sempervirens. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > box-tree or shrub > [noun] box treeOE boxOE busshe1430 dwarf box1578 ground-box1578 bush-tree1595 boxwood1652 tree-box1731 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. s.v. Buxus. All the Varieties of the Tree or large Box are proper to intermix in Clumps of Ever-greens. 1785 G. Washington Jrnl. 13 Apr. (1925) II. 360 12 Horse Chestnut Trees..and an equal number of cuttings of the Tree Box. 1858 J. A. Warder Hedges & Evergreens ii. 240 Where a moderate or low hedge is needed,..nothing can be better than the Tree-box. tree-box tree-box n. a frame used to protect a young tree. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > protective grating or frame for tree coop1745 tree-box1876 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer ii. 27 [Tom] sat down on the tree-box discouraged. 1896 J. C. Harris Sister Jane 157 Whittling away with his pocket-knife on the tree-box, against which he was leaning. < as lemmas |
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