| 单词 | white tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite tree white tree n. rare any of several trees having pale wood, esp. the paperbark tea tree Melaleuca leucadendra. [In sense ‘paperbark tea tree’ after Malay kayu putih cajuput n.; compare Dutch witte boom (1717 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > names applied to various types of trees or shrubs whitewood1562 yellowwood1583 lightwood1597 redwood1693 hoop-wood1756 stave-wood1778 whistle-wood1825 whip-cropa1850 pepperwood1858 white tree1863 1797 Trans. Linn. Soc. 3 274 From it is distilled the green aromatic oil called Cajeput, from Caju Puti, a white tree, the Malay name of the plant.] 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. ii. 69 Other grand forest trees..were the Moira-tinga (the White or King-tree), probably the same as, or allied to, the Mora excelsa..in British Guiana [etc.]. 1867 Royal Dict.-Cycl. III. 831/1 M. leucadendron, the White Tree, or cajeput tree, also a native of the East India islands, was formerly thought to be the plant from which the oil of commerce was obtained. 1990 C. Y. Jim Trees Hong Kong viii. 175 Besides Paper-bark, it is also commonly known as White Tree, White Wood and Cajeput Oil Tree. < as lemmas |
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