whitebarkn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtbɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌbɑrk/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and bark n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., bark n.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + bark n.¹ Compare slightly later white-barked adj. at white adj. and n. Compounds 1a.

Any of various trees having whitish bark; (in later use) esp. the whitebark pine ( Pinus albicaulis).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > names applied to various species of trees or shrubs > [noun]

purslanec1400

mast tree1597

laburnum1693

whitebark1700

jatropha1754

quince1794

honey bush1813

snake-wood1832

ake1835

akeake1841

fire tree1851

flame-tree1866

subtree1878

1700 L. Plukenet Almagesti Botanici Mantissa 113 Lappula Althæoides Americana..White-Barke, Barbadensibus vulgo.

1786 T. Skeete Exper. & Observ. Peruvian Bark 6 The white Bark is chiefly found on the tops of the mountains, and is supposed to be much affected by cold.

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 171/1 C[inchona] macrocarpa... The white bark of Santa Fé.

1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 421 Elæocarpus cyaneus,..White Bark.

1965 Austral. Encycl. III. 406/2 Whitebark..of Arnhem Land has perfectly smooth trunks covered with a white mealy ‘bloom’.

1998 Nat. Hist. Nov. 54/1 Unlike most conifers, whose seeds are scattered on the wind, the whitebark is a ‘bird pine’; it relies primarily on nutcrackers to force open its cones and disperse its seeds.

2004 J. Cole Lives Grizzlies 56/3 The whitebarks had, however, failed this year, and the grizzlies were forced to wander far and wide seeking alternative foods.

Compounds

whitebark pine n. (also whitebark pine tree) †(a) the lacebark pine of northern China, Pinus bungeana (obsolete); (b) a pine of mountain regions of north-western North America, Pinus albicaulis. [In sense (a) apparently after Chinese báipísōng (second half of the 19th cent. or earlier; < bái white + pí skin, covering + sōng pine).]

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies

pine treeeOE

pineOE

pine-nut treec1330

pineapplec1390

pineapple treea1398

mountain pine1597

pine1597

mountain pine1601

frankincense1611

rosin flower?1611

black pine1683

Scotch pine1706

yellow pine1709

Jersey pine1743

loblolly pine1760

mugoa1768

Scots pine1774

Scotch fir1777

arrow plant1779

scrub pine1791

Georgia pine1796

old field pine1797

tamarack1805

grey pine1810

pond pine1810

New Jersey pine1818

loblolly1819

Corsican pine1824

celery-top pine1827

toatoa1831

heavy-wooded pine1836

nut pine1845

celery pine1851

celery-topped pine1851

sugar-pine1853

western white pine1857

Jeffrey1858

Korean pine1858

lodge-pole pine1859

jack pine1863

whitebark pine1864

twisted pine1866

Monterey pine1868

tanekaha1875

chir1882

slash-pine1882

celery-leaved pine1883

knee-pine1884

knobcone pine1884

matsu1884

meadow pine1884

Alaska pine1890

limber pine1901

bristlecone pine1908

o-matsu1916

insignis1920

radiata1953

1864 Chinese & Japanese Repository 1 488 The splendid white bark pine tree grows here [around Peking] to perfection.

1888 J. G. Lemmon in Second Biennial Rep. (Calif. State Board Forestry) 85 The seeds of the White-bark Pine are the favorite food of Clark's crow.

1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 12 White Bark Pine..a rather small tree of alpine habitat.

2011 Nature 13 Jan. 151/3 Whitebark pine..is facing a three-way attack from pine beetles, a fungal disease called blister rust and climate change.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whitebark
释义	whitebarkn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtbɑːk/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌbɑrk/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and bark n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., bark n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + bark n.¹ Compare slightly later white-barked adj. at white adj. and n. Compounds 1a. Any of various trees having whitish bark; (in later use) esp. the whitebark pine ( Pinus albicaulis). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > names applied to various species of trees or shrubs > [noun] purslanec1400 mast tree1597 laburnum1693 whitebark1700 jatropha1754 quince1794 honey bush1813 snake-wood1832 ake1835 akeake1841 fire tree1851 flame-tree1866 subtree1878 1700 L. Plukenet Almagesti Botanici Mantissa 113 Lappula Althæoides Americana..White-Barke, Barbadensibus vulgo. 1786 T. Skeete Exper. & Observ. Peruvian Bark 6 The white Bark is chiefly found on the tops of the mountains, and is supposed to be much affected by cold. 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 171/1 C[inchona] macrocarpa... The white bark of Santa Fé. 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 421 Elæocarpus cyaneus,..White Bark. 1965 Austral. Encycl. III. 406/2 Whitebark..of Arnhem Land has perfectly smooth trunks covered with a white mealy ‘bloom’. 1998 Nat. Hist. Nov. 54/1 Unlike most conifers, whose seeds are scattered on the wind, the whitebark is a ‘bird pine’; it relies primarily on nutcrackers to force open its cones and disperse its seeds. 2004 J. Cole Lives Grizzlies 56/3 The whitebarks had, however, failed this year, and the grizzlies were forced to wander far and wide seeking alternative foods. Compounds whitebark pine n. (also whitebark pine tree) †(a) the lacebark pine of northern China, Pinus bungeana (obsolete); (b) a pine of mountain regions of north-western North America, Pinus albicaulis. [In sense (a) apparently after Chinese báipísōng (second half of the 19th cent. or earlier; < bái white + pí skin, covering + sōng pine).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies pine treeeOE pineOE pine-nut treec1330 pineapplec1390 pineapple treea1398 mountain pine1597 pine1597 mountain pine1601 frankincense1611 rosin flower?1611 black pine1683 Scotch pine1706 yellow pine1709 Jersey pine1743 loblolly pine1760 mugoa1768 Scots pine1774 Scotch fir1777 arrow plant1779 scrub pine1791 Georgia pine1796 old field pine1797 tamarack1805 grey pine1810 pond pine1810 New Jersey pine1818 loblolly1819 Corsican pine1824 celery-top pine1827 toatoa1831 heavy-wooded pine1836 nut pine1845 celery pine1851 celery-topped pine1851 sugar-pine1853 western white pine1857 Jeffrey1858 Korean pine1858 lodge-pole pine1859 jack pine1863 whitebark pine1864 twisted pine1866 Monterey pine1868 tanekaha1875 chir1882 slash-pine1882 celery-leaved pine1883 knee-pine1884 knobcone pine1884 matsu1884 meadow pine1884 Alaska pine1890 limber pine1901 bristlecone pine1908 o-matsu1916 insignis1920 radiata1953 1864 Chinese & Japanese Repository 1 488 The splendid white bark pine tree grows here [around Peking] to perfection. 1888 J. G. Lemmon in Second Biennial Rep. (Calif. State Board Forestry) 85 The seeds of the White-bark Pine are the favorite food of Clark's crow. 1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 12 White Bark Pine..a rather small tree of alpine habitat. 2011 Nature 13 Jan. 151/3 Whitebark pine..is facing a three-way attack from pine beetles, a fungal disease called blister rust and climate change. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1700
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