| 单词 | white ironwood |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite ironwood white ironwood n. †(a) a Mauritian tree of the genus Sideroxylon (cf. ironwood n. 2) (obsolete); (b) either of two small evergreen trees, Hypelate trifoliata (family Sapindaceae) of the Caribbean, which has small white flowers, and Vespris lanceolata (family Rutaceae), of South Africa. ΚΠ 1812 tr. F. Péron in J. Pinkerton Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. XI. 770 (table) White Iron Wood. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. iii. 48 The black and the white iron-wood tree..are remarkable for toughness and durability, and are much used in the axle-trees of wagons. 1961 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees S. Afr. 274 The white ironwood is found in most of the forests of the Union as a tall evergreen tree. 2011 G. Nelson Trees Florida (ed. 2) 372 White ironwood..is extremely difficult to find and generally occurs in very small populations. < as lemmas |
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