nurse-treen.

Brit.

/ˈnəːsˌtriː/, U.S.

/ˈnərsˌtri/

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

Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + tree n.

1. Forestry. = nurse n.¹ 4.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > shade- or shelter-tree

nurse1788

nurse-tree1805

shade-tree1806

wind-break1861

shelter belt1869

shelter tree1884

shelter wood1889

wind-belt1903

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1089 In mixed plantations the nurse trees should be first gradually thinned out.

1891 B. E. Fernow What is Forestry? 17 Where..the mother or nurse trees are removed, a thicket of young beeches has replaced the old growth.

1953 H. L. Edlin Forester's Handbk. v. 75 Frost-tender trees should never be planted in frost-hollows without the protection of a hardier nurse-tree.

1971 E. Hyams Capability Brown i. v. 49 He [sc. Brown] used some conifers as nurse trees.

1991 Chile Pepper June 23/2 There is higher humidity beneath the nurse trees.

†2. A tree which is host to a parasitic plant. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [noun] > parasite plant > host plant

nurse-plant1857

nurse-tree1857

bridging host1904

bridging species1904

1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §40 The full-grown plant appears rootless, and like a branch or graft upon the nurse-tree.

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

单词	nurse-tree
释义	nurse-treen. Brit. /ˈnəːsˌtriː/, U.S. /ˈnərsˌtri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nurse n.¹, tree n. Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + tree n. 1. Forestry. = nurse n.¹ 4. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > shade- or shelter-tree nurse1788 nurse-tree1805 shade-tree1806 wind-break1861 shelter belt1869 shelter tree1884 shelter wood1889 wind-belt1903 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1089 In mixed plantations the nurse trees should be first gradually thinned out. 1891 B. E. Fernow What is Forestry? 17 Where..the mother or nurse trees are removed, a thicket of young beeches has replaced the old growth. 1953 H. L. Edlin Forester's Handbk. v. 75 Frost-tender trees should never be planted in frost-hollows without the protection of a hardier nurse-tree. 1971 E. Hyams Capability Brown i. v. 49 He [sc. Brown] used some conifers as nurse trees. 1991 Chile Pepper June 23/2 There is higher humidity beneath the nurse trees. †2. A tree which is host to a parasitic plant. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [noun] > parasite plant > host plant nurse-plant1857 nurse-tree1857 bridging host1904 bridging species1904 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §40 The full-grown plant appears rootless, and like a branch or graft upon the nurse-tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1805
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