| 单词 | weed tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasweed tree weed tree n. originally U.S. any tree that grows invasively, prolifically, or is of little commercial value. ΚΠ 1855 J. B. Walker God revealed in Process Creation i. iv. 48 It was an age of weed-trees, with innumerable plants of the cactus genus as an undergrowth. 1932 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Sept. 4/6 The cutting is always done selectively, large trees being taken for saw timber for new buildings and repairs, and weed trees and defective trees for fuel. 1974 Audubon Jan. 120/2 Conservationists cringe upon hearing hardwood trees, the noble oaks and elms.., referred to as ‘weed trees’. 1990 Financial Times 1 Dec. (Weekend FT section) 19/7 Hollies..will reproduce freely from self-grown seed; in fact..they have become weed trees almost on the scale of sycamore. 2007 G. Breining Super Volcano ii. 34 The weed tree that grows where nothing else wants to grow... The ghetto tree—Pinus monotonous. < as lemmas |
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