arbutusn.

Etymology: Latin arbutus or arbitus.

/ˈɑːbjuːtəs/. A genus of evergreen shrubs and trees (family Ericaceæ). The name belonged originally, and is still usually applied, to the species Arbutus Unedo, or Strawberry Tree, a native of the south of Europe, long established in the south-west of Ireland, and commonly cultivated for ornamental purposes.

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strawberry tree1548

arbute1551

arbutus1551

memerill1592

winter strawberry1708

madroño?1842

1551 W. Turner Herball (1568) 41 Arbutus may be called in englishe strawbery tree.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 111 That part of Kerry..where the Arbutus-Tree groweth in great numbers.

1752 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 121 The arbutus bears fruit and flowers at the same time.

1877 H. E. H. King Ugo Bassi vi Brushwood of myrtle, heath, and arbutus, With here and there a solitary pine.

2. U.S.

/ɑːˈbjuːtəs/. Applied to a North American ericaceous plant, Epigæa repens, called also trailing arbutus at trailing adj. 1b, ground-laurel n. at ground n. Compounds 2c, and Mayflower adj., and prized as a harbinger of spring.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > North American

woodbine1624

Virginia vine1629

staff-tree1633

Virginia creeper?1703

climbing vine1760

mayflower1778

pepper vine1783

arbutus1785

trailing arbutus1785

pipe vine1803

Ampelopsis1805

ground-laurel1814

waxwork1818

ivory plum1828

fever twig1830

yerba buena1847

mountain pink1850

New England mayflower1855

creeping snowberry1856

Virginian creeper1856

May blossom1871

sand verbena1880

staff-vine1884

1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 42 Epigæa repens. Trailing arbutus. This grows naturally upon northern hills, or mountains, with trailing shrubby stalks.

1806 J. L. E. W. Shecut Flora Carolinæensis Trailing Arbutus.

1856 J. G. Whittier Mayflowers The trailing arbutus, or mayflower, grows abundantly in the vicinity of Plymouth, and was the first flower that greeted the Pilgrims after their fearful winter.

1869 J. G. Fuller Uncle John's Flower-gatherers 14 It comes forth with softly perfumed garments, and we call it Trailing Arbutus.

1888 J. G. Whittier Writings II. 35 The trailing arbutus, or mayflower, grows abundantly in the vicinity of Plymouth, and was the first flower that greeted the Pilgrims after their fearful winter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	arbutus
释义	arbutusn. Etymology: Latin arbutus or arbitus. 1. /ˈɑːbjuːtəs/. A genus of evergreen shrubs and trees (family Ericaceæ). The name belonged originally, and is still usually applied, to the species Arbutus Unedo, or Strawberry Tree, a native of the south of Europe, long established in the south-west of Ireland, and commonly cultivated for ornamental purposes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > arbutus or strawberry tree strawberry tree1548 arbute1551 arbutus1551 memerill1592 winter strawberry1708 madroño?1842 1551 W. Turner Herball (1568) 41 Arbutus may be called in englishe strawbery tree. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 111 That part of Kerry..where the Arbutus-Tree groweth in great numbers. 1752 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 121 The arbutus bears fruit and flowers at the same time. 1877 H. E. H. King Ugo Bassi vi Brushwood of myrtle, heath, and arbutus, With here and there a solitary pine. 2. U.S. /ɑːˈbjuːtəs/. Applied to a North American ericaceous plant, Epigæa repens, called also trailing arbutus at trailing adj. 1b, ground-laurel n. at ground n. Compounds 2c, and Mayflower adj., and prized as a harbinger of spring. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > North American woodbine1624 Virginia vine1629 staff-tree1633 Virginia creeper?1703 climbing vine1760 mayflower1778 pepper vine1783 arbutus1785 trailing arbutus1785 pipe vine1803 Ampelopsis1805 ground-laurel1814 waxwork1818 ivory plum1828 fever twig1830 yerba buena1847 mountain pink1850 New England mayflower1855 creeping snowberry1856 Virginian creeper1856 May blossom1871 sand verbena1880 staff-vine1884 1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 42 Epigæa repens. Trailing arbutus. This grows naturally upon northern hills, or mountains, with trailing shrubby stalks. 1806 J. L. E. W. Shecut Flora Carolinæensis Trailing Arbutus. 1856 J. G. Whittier Mayflowers The trailing arbutus, or mayflower, grows abundantly in the vicinity of Plymouth, and was the first flower that greeted the Pilgrims after their fearful winter. 1869 J. G. Fuller Uncle John's Flower-gatherers 14 It comes forth with softly perfumed garments, and we call it Trailing Arbutus. 1888 J. G. Whittier Writings II. 35 The trailing arbutus, or mayflower, grows abundantly in the vicinity of Plymouth, and was the first flower that greeted the Pilgrims after their fearful winter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1551
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