orange leafn.

Brit.

/ˈɒrᵻn(d)ʒ liːf/, U.S.

/ˈɔr(ə)ndʒ ˌlif/,

/ˈɑr(ə)ndʒ ˌlif/

Inflections: Plural orange leaves.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: orange n.¹, leaf n.¹

Etymology: < orange n.¹ + leaf n.¹

1. The leaf of the orange tree.

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1703 Philos. Trans. 1702–3 (Royal Soc.) 23 1424* The Leaves..are perforated like St John's wort, Orange leaves, Myrtle, &c.

1838 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron iii. 25 An orange leaf..was laid on every finger bowl.

1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes ii. 15 Perfumed ad nauseam with orange-leaf tea.

1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. xiii. 134 The content of stachydrine in Orange leaves decreases with increasing age of the tissue.

1994 Soap Perfumery & Cosmetics (Nexis) Nov. 53 According to perfumers, jasmine produced through this method of extraction has light and powerful floral notes with cassis and orange leaf absolute hints.

†2. A quality of shellac. Obsolete. rare.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [noun] > shellac > type of

orange leaf1883

1883 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 683/2 Shell-lac..is known..as ‘button’, ‘orange-leaf’,..and ‘reddish orange-leaf’.

3. A small New Zealand tree, Coprosma lucida (family Rubiaceae), with orange berries and shiny, dark green, obovate leaves. Also Otago orange leaf. Cf. karamu n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > evergreens > coprosmas

patete1867

taupata1867

coprosma1874

karamu1874

orange leaf1884

raurekau1892

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Coprosma lucida, Otago Orange-leaf, or Looking-glass bush.

1926 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 56 684/3 Coprosma lucida, kakaramu, karamu,..orange-leaf.

1994 E. Orsman & H. Orsman N.Z. Dict. 188/1 Orange, in the names of plants with features resembling those of orange trees... As orange-leaf, orange-wood, see karamu, having orange-coloured berries, and yellowish wood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orange leaf
释义	orange leafn. Brit. /ˈɒrᵻn(d)ʒ liːf/, U.S. /ˈɔr(ə)ndʒ ˌlif/, /ˈɑr(ə)ndʒ ˌlif/ Inflections: Plural orange leaves. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: orange n.¹, leaf n.¹ Etymology: < orange n.¹ + leaf n.¹ 1. The leaf of the orange tree. ΚΠ 1703 Philos. Trans. 1702–3 (Royal Soc.) 23 1424* The Leaves..are perforated like St John's wort, Orange leaves, Myrtle, &c. 1838 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron iii. 25 An orange leaf..was laid on every finger bowl. 1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes ii. 15 Perfumed ad nauseam with orange-leaf tea. 1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. xiii. 134 The content of stachydrine in Orange leaves decreases with increasing age of the tissue. 1994 Soap Perfumery & Cosmetics (Nexis) Nov. 53 According to perfumers, jasmine produced through this method of extraction has light and powerful floral notes with cassis and orange leaf absolute hints. †2. A quality of shellac. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [noun] > shellac > type of orange leaf1883 1883 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 683/2 Shell-lac..is known..as ‘button’, ‘orange-leaf’,..and ‘reddish orange-leaf’. 3. A small New Zealand tree, Coprosma lucida (family Rubiaceae), with orange berries and shiny, dark green, obovate leaves. Also Otago orange leaf. Cf. karamu n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > evergreens > coprosmas patete1867 taupata1867 coprosma1874 karamu1874 orange leaf1884 raurekau1892 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Coprosma lucida, Otago Orange-leaf, or Looking-glass bush. 1926 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 56 684/3 Coprosma lucida, kakaramu, karamu,..orange-leaf. 1994 E. Orsman & H. Orsman N.Z. Dict. 188/1 Orange, in the names of plants with features resembling those of orange trees... As orange-leaf, orange-wood, see karamu, having orange-coloured berries, and yellowish wood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1703
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