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Queensland|ˈkwiːnzlənd|
[The name of a state in north-eastern Australia.]
a. In the names of local trees or their woods, esp. Queensland kauri, a tall evergreen tree, Agathis robusta, of the family Pinaceæ; Queensland maple, either of two evergreen trees, Flindersia brayleyana or F. pimenteliana, of the family Rutaceæ; Queensland nut = macadamia; also, the fruit of this tree; Queensland walnut, an evergreen tree, Endiandra palmerstonii, of the family Lauraceæ.
b. Queensland blue = blue heeler s.v. blue a. 12 a; Queensland sore, a sore which does not heal readily because of scurvy.
1956G. Casey in Coast to Coast 1955–56 80 It was a noble animal, a true Queensland-blue, with jaws like an alligator, sagacity in its eye, and limbs like a well-muscled leopard. 1977C. McCullough Thorn Birds iv. 80 The big Queensland blue fawning and cringing at Father Ralph's feet.
1889J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 414 ‘Queensland Kauri’, or ‘Dundathu Pine’. Wood of a light yellow colour..largely used by joiners and cabinet-makers. 1932R. S. Troup Exotic Forest Trees in Brit. Empire 32 Agathis robusta..Queensland kauri. A very large tree attaining 160 ft. in height.
1919R. T. Baker Hardwoods Austral. ii. 33 The soft woods are those most generally found on the market, such as Red Cedar, Red Bean, Queensland Maple, Beech, and Pines. 1928E. H. F. Swain Timber & Forest Products Queensland 147 Placed on the Southern markets later under the name of Queensland Maple, the wood has risen to fame under this unsuitable trade appellation. 1967A. Rule Forests Austral. xii. 140 Australia's cabinet timbers—Queensland walnut, Queensland maple, red cedar, silky oak, black bean and so forth—were found to make fine sliced veneers.
1881Official Rec. Sydney Internat. Exhib. 1879 750 Queensland Nut... A small-sized tree with a very dense foliage. 1928E. H. F. Swain Timbers & Forest Products Queensland 472 The Queensland Nut is one of the finest edible nuts. 1929[see macadamia]. 1950N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Dec. 527/1 A number of Queensland nut trees growing in Northland are producing good crops annually. 1963A. Lubbock Austral. Roundabout 93 A great, dark tree, rather like an ilex,..bears the Queensland nut.
1892G. L. James Shall I try Australia? xxiv. 242 ‘Queensland Sores’..are, I believe, generally attributed to excessive thinness and poverty of the blood, caused by the great heat and an absence of vegetable diet. 1945Baker Austral. Lang. iii. 62 Barcoo rot, Kennedy rot or Queensland sore, a festering sore difficult to cure under inland conditions—it rapidly disappears when the sufferer eats plenty of fruit or green vegetables.
1919R. T. Baker Hardwoods Austral. ii. 339 ‘Queensland Walnut’..is a good commercial timber. 1967Queensland walnut [see Queensland maple above]. |