mountain beechn.

Brit.

/ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈbiːtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌbitʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mountain n., beech n.

Etymology: < mountain n. + beech n.

†1. A tree yielding white wood valued for turnery, perhaps the white poplar, Populus alba. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 26 The Mountain-Beech is the whitest and most sought after by the Turner.

2. Australian. A small evergreen tree, Lomatia myricoides (family Proteaceae).

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1884 A. Nilson Timber Trees New S. Wales 92 L. longifolia.—Mountain Beech.—An erect small tree.

1965 Austral. Encycl. V. 360/2 L. longifolia (sometimes called mountain beech), has a hard light-coloured ornamental wood, used for turnery.

3. New Zealand. A southern beech, Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides, of subalpine forests.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > beech or beeches > [noun]

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Southland beech1918

1886 Settler's Handbk. N.Z. (1902) 121 [Settlers' name] Mountain beech.

1928 L. Cockayne & E. P. Turner Trees N.Z. 154 Nothofagus cliffortioides (mountain-beech) is of little value as a timber, for it decays rapidly.

1959 A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. p. xv The forest is of silver and mountain beech, with traces of red beech and podocarps at low altitude.

1981 A. Dennis Paparoas Guide 159 Mountain beech..descends to river terraces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mountain beech
释义	mountain beechn. Brit. /ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈbiːtʃ/, U.S. /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌbitʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mountain n., beech n. Etymology: < mountain n. + beech n. †1. A tree yielding white wood valued for turnery, perhaps the white poplar, Populus alba. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 26 The Mountain-Beech is the whitest and most sought after by the Turner. 2. Australian. A small evergreen tree, Lomatia myricoides (family Proteaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > other Australasian trees or shrubs burrawang1826 water gum1826 kaikomako1832 karaka1834 kawa-kawa1838 peppermint1838 bottle tree1844 ngaio1849 Grevillea1853 red birch1853 wooden pear1860 muskwood1866 sugar-tree1866 tulip-tree1866 hop-bush1883 mock orange1884 mountain beech1884 sage tree1884 tile-seed1884 mutton-bird scrub1889 red birch1889 silver-tree1889 whalebone-tree1889 budda1890 camphor laurel1894 pepperbush1895 mustard bush1898 willow myrtle1898 pigeon wood1899 horizontal scrub1909 turkey-bush1911 pandani1923 mock orange1929 1884 A. Nilson Timber Trees New S. Wales 92 L. longifolia.—Mountain Beech.—An erect small tree. 1965 Austral. Encycl. V. 360/2 L. longifolia (sometimes called mountain beech), has a hard light-coloured ornamental wood, used for turnery. 3. New Zealand. A southern beech, Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides, of subalpine forests. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > beech or beeches > [noun] American beecha800 beecha800 beech-treec1450 weeping beech1606 red beech1789 southern beech1839 copper-beech1846 mastwort1846 red beech1882 Negrohead beech1884 stone-beech1884 mountain beech1886 Nothofagus1896 Southland beech1918 1886 Settler's Handbk. N.Z. (1902) 121 [Settlers' name] Mountain beech. 1928 L. Cockayne & E. P. Turner Trees N.Z. 154 Nothofagus cliffortioides (mountain-beech) is of little value as a timber, for it decays rapidly. 1959 A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. p. xv The forest is of silver and mountain beech, with traces of red beech and podocarps at low altitude. 1981 A. Dennis Paparoas Guide 159 Mountain beech..descends to river terraces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1707
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