单词 | umbrella-tree |
释义 | umbrella-treen. 1. One of various American magnolias, especially Magnolia tripetala, having the leaves arranged umbrella-wise at the ends of the branches. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > magnolias sweet bay1716 umbrella-tree1739 swamp laurel1743 magnolia1748 tulip-tree1751 beaver-tree1756 tulip-laurel1766 champakc1770 cucumber-tree1784 mountain magnolia1785 swamp sassafras1796 laurel magnolia1806 beaver-wood1810 big laurel1810 yulan1822 chatta1834 cucumber1835 port wine magnolia1943 magnolioid1988 1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 350 Magnolia, amplissimoflore albo, fructu coccineo. The Umbrella-tree. 1796 W. H. Marshall Planting II. 210 The wood of the Umbrella Tree..is more spongy than any of the other species of Magnolia. 1814 F. Pursh Flora Amer. Septentrionalis II. 381 Magnolia tripetala..is generally known by the name of Umbrella-tree. 1831 On Planting (Libr. Useful Knowl.) viii. 94/2 Magnolia tripetala, umbrella-tree, is found in soils deep and fertile in the northern parts of New York. 1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Mar. 239/1 Here the umbrella-trees shaded the streets. 2. One of a variety of trees whose leaves or habit of growth resemble an umbrella. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [noun] > other types of tree (characterized by habit) umbrella-tree1791 mophead1876 platform tree1925 1791 Encycl. Brit. (Dublin ed.) V. 482/1 Corypha, Mountain Palm, or Umbrella Tree. 1834 H. Caunter Oriental Ann. v. 53 The chatta, or umbrella-tree, begins here to be plentiful. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1190/1 Umbrella-tree,..Thespesia populnea and Pandanus odoratissimus. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1190/1 Guinea Umbrella-Tree, Paritium guineense. 1883 Sunday Mag. Aug. 511/2 We saw a good many specimens of the ‘umbrella-tree’, as it is called, a sort of acacia. 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 387 Brassaia actinophylla,..Umbrella Tree, the large leaves being set, like umbrella-ribs, at the top of numerous stems. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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