单词 | devilwood |
释义 | > as lemmasdevilwood devilwood n. originally and chiefly U.S. (a) a small evergreen tree native to the south-eastern United States and to Mexico, Osmanthus americanus (family Oleaceae), having hard wood which is difficult to cut or work; †(b) a maple of the northwestern United States having hard wood (probably vine maple, Acer circinatum) (obsolete rare). ΚΠ 1810 F. A. Michaux Histoire des Arbres Forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale I. 40 Olea americana. Devil wood. 1844 D. Lee & J. H. Frost Ten Years in Oregon vii. 81 A species of maple called green-maple, or ‘devil-wood’, remarkable for its toughness. 1938 W. R. Van Dersal Native Woody Plants U.S. 175 Devilwood..often occurs in sandy soil. 2003 F. Tenenbaum Taylor's Encycl. Garden Plants 282/4 Devilwood is unlike other osmanthus in having a more open and loose habit. < as lemmas |
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