| 单词 | muttonwood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmuttonwood muttonwood n. New Zealand any of several daisy bushes with leathery leaves, esp. Olearia colensoi. ΚΠ 1889 T. Kirk Forest Flora N.Z. 205 Olearia Colensoi mutton-wood. Mr Traill informs me that it is the tupari of the Stewart island Natives; it is, however, generally termed ‘mutton-bird wood’, or ‘mutton-wood’ by settlers, on account of its growing on outlying islands frequented by mutton-birds. 1982 H. D. Wilson Stewart Island Plants 102 Pūheretāiko... Muttonwood... Shrub or small tree. 1994 E. Orsman & H. Orsman N.Z. Dict. 300/1 Tupare, any of various native tree daisies possessing leathery leaves, usually Olearia species, especially O. colensoi. Also called muttonwood. < as lemmas |
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