单词 | leyland |
释义 | Leylandn. Leyland's cypress n. (also Leyland cypress) a hybrid conifer × Cupressocyparis leylandii ( Chamæcyparis nootkatensis × Cupressus macrocarpa), first raised by Leyland from seedlings collected at Leighton Hall, Welshpool, in 1888. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > other conifers juniper1748 bald cypress1785 Norfolk Island pine1803 Norfolk pine1804 taxodium1821 kahikatea1823 Moreton Bay pine1826 mai1831 matai1831 white pine1833 podocarp1846 black rue1864 plum fir1866 cephalotaxus1883 hoop-pine1884 mountain hemlock1884 tide-land spruce1891 kahika1921 Leyland's cypress1933 Metasequoia1941 1926 A. B. Jackson in Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) 114 As this new cypress has already been named Cupressus Leylandii by Mr. Leyland, we propose to describe it under that name.] 1933 W. J. Bean Trees & Shrubs Hardy in Brit. Isles III. 124 Leyland's Cypress..is a tree of dense pyramidal habit. 1960 N. J. Prockter Garden Hedges vi. 107 Leyland's Cypress..is still looked upon as something new, and I regret to say is at present little known. 1970 C. Lloyd Well-tempered Garden iii. 215 The great favourite now (although it is by no means new) is Leyland's cypress. 1974 A. Mitchell Field Guide Trees Brit. 68 At least three [hybrid cypresses] exist, but only one, the Leyland Cypress, is commonly grown. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933 |
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