hardpearn.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːdpɛː/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌpɛ(ə)r/, South African English

/ˈhɑːdpɛː/

Forms:

α. 1800s hard peer, 1800s hardpeer.

β. 1800s– hard pear, 1900s– hardpear.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch hardpeer.

Etymology: < South African Dutch hardpeer (apparently beginning of the 19th cent. or earlier (compare quot. 1801); Afrikaans hardepeer ) < Dutch hard hard adj. + peer pear n. In β. forms with alteration after pear n.

Chiefly South African.

Any of several African trees having dense, hard wood, esp. Olinia ventosa (family Penaeaceae), a large evergreen tree of South Africa, and Strychnos henningsii (family Loganiaceae), a small tree of southern and eastern Africa.

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1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. 340 Hard peer... Uses..Sometimes in waggons.

1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Suppl. at Olinia The plant grows in rocky thickets and woods at the Cape, where it is known as Hardpeer.

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 354 Hardpeer of the Cape..Shrub 4 to 10 feet high.

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 207 Hard Pear. (1) In Natal this name is given to Pleurostylia capensis. (2) In the Cape Colony it is applied to Strychnos Henningsii.

1961 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees S. Afr. lii. 297 Strychnos Henningsii. Hard pear, hardepeer.

2007 B. van Wyk & P. van Wyk How to Identify Trees S. Afr. 47 Olinia capensis [cape hardpear; Kaapse hardepeer]... A strong smell of almonds indicates a species of Olinia [hardpear trees; hardepeerbome].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hardpear
释义	hardpearn. Brit. /ˈhɑːdpɛː/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌpɛ(ə)r/, South African English /ˈhɑːdpɛː/ Forms: α. 1800s hard peer, 1800s hardpeer. β. 1800s– hard pear, 1900s– hardpear. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch hardpeer. Etymology: < South African Dutch hardpeer (apparently beginning of the 19th cent. or earlier (compare quot. 1801); Afrikaans hardepeer ) < Dutch hard hard adj. + peer pear n. In β. forms with alteration after pear n. Chiefly South African. Any of several African trees having dense, hard wood, esp. Olinia ventosa (family Penaeaceae), a large evergreen tree of South Africa, and Strychnos henningsii (family Loganiaceae), a small tree of southern and eastern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > African shittima1382 citrus1555 cam-wood1699 jacaranda1753 kokerboom1774 quiver tree1789 geelhout1790 rooihout1790 yellowwood1790 mat-wood1792 assegai1793 assegai tree1793 hardpear1801 rooi els1801 argan1809 beaver-wood1810 mat tree1812 saffraan1819 salie1819 sneezewood1834 African teak1842 hyawaballi1851 sage-wood1854 mvule1858 til1858 yari-yari1858 cannibal stinkwood1859 kiaat1862 knobwood1862 milkwood1862 tryssil1862 sulphur-tree1863 khaya1864 cailcedra1866 flat-crown1868 umzimbeet1870 kuka1882 odum1887 iroko1890 opepe1891 Natal mahogany1904 muhimbi1906 obeche1906 agba1908 makoré1915 afara1920 agboin1920 abura1921 podo1922 afrormosia1923 guarea1936 Mansonia1936 dahoma1955 utile1956 1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. 340 Hard peer... Uses..Sometimes in waggons. 1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Suppl. at Olinia The plant grows in rocky thickets and woods at the Cape, where it is known as Hardpeer. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 354 Hardpeer of the Cape..Shrub 4 to 10 feet high. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 207 Hard Pear. (1) In Natal this name is given to Pleurostylia capensis. (2) In the Cape Colony it is applied to Strychnos Henningsii. 1961 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees S. Afr. lii. 297 Strychnos Henningsii. Hard pear, hardepeer. 2007 B. van Wyk & P. van Wyk How to Identify Trees S. Afr. 47 Olinia capensis [cape hardpear; Kaapse hardepeer]... A strong smell of almonds indicates a species of Olinia [hardpear trees; hardepeerbome]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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