iron treen.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪən ˌtriː/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌtri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, tree n.

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + tree n., so called on account of the hardness of the timber and (in sense (a)) also on account of its weight. Compare ironwood n.With sense (a) compare Chinese tiělìmù (see ironwood n.). With sense (b) compare Portuguese pau ferro , †pao ferro (1648 or earlier denoting a tree of Brazil; compare the note at ironwood n.). In quot. 1671 after Dutch †ijzerboom (1670 in the passage translated), itself apparently after Chinese tiěshù sago cycas ( Cycas revoluta), lit. ‘iron tree’.

Any of several trees and shrubs yielding very hard heavy wood; spec. (a) Mesua ferrea (family Calophyllaceae), native to Sri Lanka and introduced in parts of South-East Asia; (b) Caesalpinia ferrea (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)) of Brazil and other parts of South America. Cf. ironwood n. 2.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > hardwood tree > particular hardwood trees or shrubs

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1623 J. Hagthorpe Visiones Rerum 28 And th' Iron tree, not Iron, but his Brother.

1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 662 By the City Teking lies the Mountain Koleang, eminent for its producing a sort of Trees, which because of the exceeding hardness of their Wood, are call'd Iron Trees [Du. yzer-bomen].

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 85 A Tree..which in the Brasils they call the Iron Tree, for its exceeding Hardness.

1777 C. T. Middleton New & Compl. Syst. Geogr. I. 10/1 The wood of the iron tree is so hard, that whatever is made of it is exceedingly durable; of this, anchors are forged.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iii. 53 Two species of iron-tree, the arbutus callicarpa, and other evergreens adorn this zone.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. i. iii. 94 Near every Buddhist temple the priests plant the Iron tree..for the sake of its flowers.

1901 E. T. Cook Gardening for Beginners 235 Individually the flowers of the Iron Tree [sc. Parrotia persica] are small, with crimson-tipped stamens, produced abundantly in February and March.

1913 A. H. Savage-Landor Across Unknown S. Amer. I. i. 5 Some Brazilian woods, such as the iron-tree..whose name fitly indicates its character, are of extraordinary hardness.

1979 R. Duffield Rogue Bull 69 The ‘iron tree’..is a scrawny, rubbery-looking plant which in the Hamersleys grows out of the sheer face of perpendicular rock.

2006 Biosyst. Engin. 95 197 Prosopis africana (Iron tree) is a popular tree in the Sub-Saharan Africa with all the parts used for food and medicinal purposes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iron tree
释义	iron treen. Brit. /ˈʌɪən ˌtriː/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌtri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, tree n. Etymology: < iron n.¹ + tree n., so called on account of the hardness of the timber and (in sense (a)) also on account of its weight. Compare ironwood n.With sense (a) compare Chinese tiělìmù (see ironwood n.). With sense (b) compare Portuguese pau ferro , †pao ferro (1648 or earlier denoting a tree of Brazil; compare the note at ironwood n.). In quot. 1671 after Dutch †ijzerboom (1670 in the passage translated), itself apparently after Chinese tiěshù sago cycas ( Cycas revoluta), lit. ‘iron tree’. Any of several trees and shrubs yielding very hard heavy wood; spec. (a) Mesua ferrea (family Calophyllaceae), native to Sri Lanka and introduced in parts of South-East Asia; (b) Caesalpinia ferrea (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)) of Brazil and other parts of South America. Cf. ironwood n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > hardwood tree > particular hardwood trees or shrubs witch hazela1400 mazer?c1475 hardbeam1544 sugar-chest1545 hornbeam1577 yoke tree1585 yoke elm1597 iron tree1623 ironwood1672 horn-wood1731 horse-beech1731 horn-beech1771 hardwood1842 stonewood1863 1623 J. Hagthorpe Visiones Rerum 28 And th' Iron tree, not Iron, but his Brother. 1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 662 By the City Teking lies the Mountain Koleang, eminent for its producing a sort of Trees, which because of the exceeding hardness of their Wood, are call'd Iron Trees [Du. yzer-bomen]. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 85 A Tree..which in the Brasils they call the Iron Tree, for its exceeding Hardness. 1777 C. T. Middleton New & Compl. Syst. Geogr. I. 10/1 The wood of the iron tree is so hard, that whatever is made of it is exceedingly durable; of this, anchors are forged. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iii. 53 Two species of iron-tree, the arbutus callicarpa, and other evergreens adorn this zone. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. i. iii. 94 Near every Buddhist temple the priests plant the Iron tree..for the sake of its flowers. 1901 E. T. Cook Gardening for Beginners 235 Individually the flowers of the Iron Tree [sc. Parrotia persica] are small, with crimson-tipped stamens, produced abundantly in February and March. 1913 A. H. Savage-Landor Across Unknown S. Amer. I. i. 5 Some Brazilian woods, such as the iron-tree..whose name fitly indicates its character, are of extraordinary hardness. 1979 R. Duffield Rogue Bull 69 The ‘iron tree’..is a scrawny, rubbery-looking plant which in the Hamersleys grows out of the sheer face of perpendicular rock. 2006 Biosyst. Engin. 95 197 Prosopis africana (Iron tree) is a popular tree in the Sub-Saharan Africa with all the parts used for food and medicinal purposes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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