单词 | wolf tree |
释义 | > as lemmaswolf tree wolf tree n. a tree that is occupying more space than has been allowed for it, so restricting the growth of its neighbours (cf. sense 4). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > not valued > weed or wolf tree weed1697 wolf tree1928 wolf1949 1928 R. S. Troup Silvicultural Syst. xix. 187 The stands..were kept fairly dense in order to promote clean stems, congested thickets being thinned and wolf-trees removed. 1966 D. Waters Forestry xviii. 94 Wolf trees are large mis-shapen trees which do not provide good timber. < as lemmas |
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