afzelian.

Brit.

/afˈziːlɪə/, U.S.

/æfˈziljə/,

/æfˈziliə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Afzelia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Afzelia, genus name (J. E. Smith 1798, in Trans. Linn. Soc. 4 221) < the name of Adam Afzelius (1750–1837), Swedish botanist, who discovered the tree + scientific Latin -a -a suffix¹.The name Afzelia was first used by J. F. Gmelin (1792) for a genus of unrelated plants, now placed in the genus Seymeria (family Orobanchaceae).

Any of various large hardwood trees constituting the genus Afzelia (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), native to tropical Africa and South-East Asia and valued for their coarse-textured, heavy, and extremely durable timber; (also) the timber itself. Also (chiefly in form Afzelia): the genus itself.

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mountain ebony1696

pigeon wood?1740

beef-wood1756

zebrawood1768

satinwood1773

afzelia1798

1798 J. E. Smith in Trans. Linn. Soc. 4 221 Twenty New Genera of Plants..Afzelia. Ord. Nat. Leguminosæ..Locus Africa æquinoctialis..Nomen dedi in inventoris honorem, celeberrimi Adami Afzelii.

1800 Monthly Rev. Apr. 368 He [sc. J. E. Smith] here gives the characters of nineteen new genera from that distant country; together with the afzelia, a new genus from tropical Africa.

1864 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 265 An Afzelia, with richly-perfumed flowers and a volatile gum, furnishes a useful light mahogany-coloured wood, from which drums, quivers, and pipe-bowls are made.

1904 Gardeners’ Chron. 5 Nov. 328/3 The arillate seed is that of a species of Afzelia.

1955 Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 10 The trade name afzelia is proposed for all species of this genus.

1959 House & Garden July 41 3-seater settee, afzelia wood frame.

1996 Amer. Scientist July 337/2 The 11-ply panels can be disassembled and are cheaper than afzelia, a rare rainforest wood.

2011 K. Manson & J. Knight Burkina Faso (ed. 2) i. 5 The Senegalese rosewood, Pterocarpus erinaceus, and the afzelia, Afzelia africana, are still found.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afzelia
释义	afzelian. Brit. /afˈziːlɪə/, U.S. /æfˈziljə/, /æfˈziliə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Afzelia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Afzelia, genus name (J. E. Smith 1798, in Trans. Linn. Soc. 4 221) < the name of Adam Afzelius (1750–1837), Swedish botanist, who discovered the tree + scientific Latin -a -a suffix¹.The name Afzelia was first used by J. F. Gmelin (1792) for a genus of unrelated plants, now placed in the genus Seymeria (family Orobanchaceae). Any of various large hardwood trees constituting the genus Afzelia (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), native to tropical Africa and South-East Asia and valued for their coarse-textured, heavy, and extremely durable timber; (also) the timber itself. Also (chiefly in form Afzelia): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > tropical mountain ebony1696 pigeon wood?1740 beef-wood1756 zebrawood1768 satinwood1773 afzelia1798 1798 J. E. Smith in Trans. Linn. Soc. 4 221 Twenty New Genera of Plants..Afzelia. Ord. Nat. Leguminosæ..Locus Africa æquinoctialis..Nomen dedi in inventoris honorem, celeberrimi Adami Afzelii. 1800 Monthly Rev. Apr. 368 He [sc. J. E. Smith] here gives the characters of nineteen new genera from that distant country; together with the afzelia, a new genus from tropical Africa. 1864 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 265 An Afzelia, with richly-perfumed flowers and a volatile gum, furnishes a useful light mahogany-coloured wood, from which drums, quivers, and pipe-bowls are made. 1904 Gardeners’ Chron. 5 Nov. 328/3 The arillate seed is that of a species of Afzelia. 1955 Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 10 The trade name afzelia is proposed for all species of this genus. 1959 House & Garden July 41 3-seater settee, afzelia wood frame. 1996 Amer. Scientist July 337/2 The 11-ply panels can be disassembled and are cheaper than afzelia, a rare rainforest wood. 2011 K. Manson & J. Knight Burkina Faso (ed. 2) i. 5 The Senegalese rosewood, Pterocarpus erinaceus, and the afzelia, Afzelia africana, are still found. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1798
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