| 释义 |
‖ niaouli|niaˈuli|
[Native name.]
An evergreen tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia, of the family Myrtaceæ, native to New Caledonia. Also attrib. and transf., a personification of New Caledonia.
1921Public Opinion 29 July 109/2 A mat of pandanus leaves served for his sail and a paddle of niaouli wood for its helm. 1943Amer. Speech XVIII. 14 It would be..impossible to root them [sc. English words] out of the Niaouli's everyday language. Ibid. 15 Our expression ‘to go bush’ has its counterpart in Niaouli pidgin... Niaouli is the name of a tree which..has come to be regarded as a national symbol [of New Caledonia]. 1965Univ. Iowa Stud. Nat. Hist. XX. vii. 52 (caption) This frequent burning maintains the enormous area of fire-resistant niaouli. |