| 单词 | varnish-tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvarnish-tree varnish-tree n. one or other of various trees yielding a resinous substance used as a varnish. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > [noun] > names applied to various trees gum tree1676 gum-wood1683 bloodwood1697 varnish-tree1758 kino1876 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 453 He says, speaking of this true varnish-tree, that callicuts are painted with the juice of this shrub. 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 448 I suppose he means, by this true varnish-tree, the Carolina pennated Toxicodendron. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 147/2 The theetsee, or varnish-tree of the Burmese, has been described and figured by Dr. Wallich, by the name of Melanorrhœa usitata. He identified it with the Kheu, or varnish-tree of Munnipore. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 443/1 The natives speak of the tree producing this resin, E[læagia] utilis, as the Wax tree or Varnish tree. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1204/2. < as lemmas |
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