wellingtonian.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlɪŋˈtəʊnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlɪŋˈtoʊniə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Wellingtonia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Wellingtonia, former genus name ( J. Lindley Gard. Chron. (1853) 820: see quot. 1853) < the title of Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington (see Wellington n.) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹.On the motivation for the name see:1853 Gardeners' Chron. 24 Dec. 820/1 Wellington stands as high above his contemporaries as the Californian tree above all the surrounding foresters. Let it then bear henceforward the name of Wellingtonia gigantea.

A very large conifer, Sequoiadendron giganteum (family Cupressaceae), of central California, closely related to the coast or California redwood, Sequoia sempervirens. Also: the former genus Wellingtonia, to which this originally belonged. Also called giant sequoia, giant redwood. S. giganteum has the largest volume of any tree.

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1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xxvii Gardens rich in monkey-trees, deodaras, Wellingtonias.

1937 C. Beaton Diary Sept. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) vii. 60 The emerald-green lawns were studded with Wellingtonias.

1974 Country Life 12 Dec. 1854/3 A Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, the Mammoth Tree of the Sierra Nevada.

2010 Countryfile Feb. (following p. 66) Go left on the driveway past the huge wellingtonia trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wellingtonia
释义	wellingtonian. Brit. /ˌwɛlɪŋˈtəʊnɪə/, U.S. /ˌwɛlɪŋˈtoʊniə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Wellingtonia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Wellingtonia, former genus name ( J. Lindley Gard. Chron. (1853) 820: see quot. 1853) < the title of Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington (see Wellington n.) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹.On the motivation for the name see:1853 Gardeners' Chron. 24 Dec. 820/1 Wellington stands as high above his contemporaries as the Californian tree above all the surrounding foresters. Let it then bear henceforward the name of Wellingtonia gigantea. A very large conifer, Sequoiadendron giganteum (family Cupressaceae), of central California, closely related to the coast or California redwood, Sequoia sempervirens. Also: the former genus Wellingtonia, to which this originally belonged. Also called giant sequoia, giant redwood. S. giganteum has the largest volume of any tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > sequoias > [noun] big tree1853 mammoth tree1856 Sequoia1866 wellingtonia1880 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xxvii Gardens rich in monkey-trees, deodaras, Wellingtonias. 1937 C. Beaton Diary Sept. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) vii. 60 The emerald-green lawns were studded with Wellingtonias. 1974 Country Life 12 Dec. 1854/3 A Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, the Mammoth Tree of the Sierra Nevada. 2010 Countryfile Feb. (following p. 66) Go left on the driveway past the huge wellingtonia trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1880
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