| 单词 | lace bark tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslace bark tree lace bark n. (more fully lace bark tree) any of various trees and shrubs having bast arranged in a reticulate pattern of strands, which can be used to make fabric or rope; spec. (a) the West Indian shrub Lagetta lagetto (family Thymelaeaceae) (see lagetta n.); (b) any of several small New Zealand trees of the family Malvaceae, including Plagianthus regius and several species of Hoheria (see houhere n.); also called ribbonwood. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [adjective] lace bark1756 ohia1815 pohutukawa1832 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > others persea1601 mahoe1666 poison berry1672 white mangrove1683 maiden plum1696 angelin1704 garlic-pear1725 milkwood-tree1725 Jack-in-the-box1735 cherimoya1736 rattle bush1750 galapee1756 genip1756 lace bark1756 sunfruit1787 wild orange1802 hog-nut1814 mountain pride1814 savannah wattle1814 mora1825 rubber tree1826 mayflower1837 bastard manchineel1838 long john1838 seringa1847 sack tree1849 jumbie tree1860 jumbie bean1862 king-tree1863 gauze-tree1864 mountain green1864 snowdrop tree1864 strong bark1864 switch-sorrel1864 candle-tree1866 maypole1866 angelique1873 poisonwood1884 porkwood1884 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > lace-bark lacewood1803 ribbonwood1865 ribbon tree1866 houhere1879 thousand-jacket1888 lace bark1906 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 371 The Lagetto, or Lace-Bark Tree. The bark is of a fine texture, very tough, and divides into a number of laminæ. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 76 In Jamaica a species is found which is called the Lace Bark Tree. 1848 N.Z. Jrnl. 8 71 The whole of this is of a very rich soil, well timbered with Totara, Maihi..and a beautiful lace-bark tree, the bark of which is dressed and made into mats by the natives. 1906 T. F. Cheeseman Man. N.Z. Flora 79 The European settlers usually call all the forms [of Hoheria] ‘ribbon-wood’ or ‘lacebark’, names which are, unfortunately, also used for Plagianthus betulinus and Gaya Lyallii. 1958 S. Ashton-Warner Spinster 189 Flaring out above the long grass and from beneath the lace-bark tree. 2000 William & Mary Q. 57 39 If ‘bountiful Jamaican nature’ is particularized in the image of the lace bark, it is also generalized and classicized. < as lemmas |
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