albizian.

Brit.

/alˈbɪzɪə/, U.S.

/ælˈbiziə/

Forms: 1800s– albizzia, 1900s– albizia.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Albizia, genus name (A. Durazzini 1772, in Mag. Toscano III. iv. 11; also 1842 or earlier as Albizzia ) < Albizzi , the name of a family which introduced the silk-tree into Italy + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹.

Any plant of the genus Albizia (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), comprising flowering trees, shrubs, and lianas of tropical and subtropical regions, some of which are cultivated as ornamentals or for their timber. Also called siris, silk-tree.

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1844 London Jrnl. Bot. 3 85 When the specimens are perfect Albizzia is easily distinguished from Acacia.

1893 W. B. Worsfold Visit to Java x. 173 After this, he had formed plantations of albizzias (a slight, tall tree, with foliage resembling that of acacia).

1929 H. S. Banner Trop. Tapestry 97 High overhead the giants of the forest [in Sumatra]—albizzia, puspa, waringin—intermesh their branches.

1987 Ambio 16 333/2 The dry forests contain a variety of deciduous species as well as Albizzias and Acacias.

2008 L. Mair & L. Beckley Seychelles (Bradt Trav. Guides) (ed. 3) ii. 29 A wilt disease has spread among many of the large trees in [the] Seychelles with most of the sandragons and albizias being affected.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	albizia
释义	albizian. Brit. /alˈbɪzɪə/, U.S. /ælˈbiziə/ Forms: 1800s– albizzia, 1900s– albizia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Albizia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Albizia, genus name (A. Durazzini 1772, in Mag. Toscano III. iv. 11; also 1842 or earlier as Albizzia ) < Albizzi , the name of a family which introduced the silk-tree into Italy + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹. Any plant of the genus Albizia (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), comprising flowering trees, shrubs, and lianas of tropical and subtropical regions, some of which are cultivated as ornamentals or for their timber. Also called siris, silk-tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > albizia tree or lebbek lebbek1766 albizia1844 siris1874 1844 London Jrnl. Bot. 3 85 When the specimens are perfect Albizzia is easily distinguished from Acacia. 1893 W. B. Worsfold Visit to Java x. 173 After this, he had formed plantations of albizzias (a slight, tall tree, with foliage resembling that of acacia). 1929 H. S. Banner Trop. Tapestry 97 High overhead the giants of the forest [in Sumatra]—albizzia, puspa, waringin—intermesh their branches. 1987 Ambio 16 333/2 The dry forests contain a variety of deciduous species as well as Albizzias and Acacias. 2008 L. Mair & L. Beckley Seychelles (Bradt Trav. Guides) (ed. 3) ii. 29 A wilt disease has spread among many of the large trees in [the] Seychelles with most of the sandragons and albizias being affected. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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