| 单词 | palmetto thatch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalmetto thatch palmetto thatch n. †(a) any of several kinds of palm, esp. the silver-thatch palm, Thrinax argentea (obsolete); (b) the dried leaves of such a palm, used for roofing. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials satchel-palm1658 rattan1681 palmetto thatch1756 thatch-tree1756 rotan1771 cabbage palm tree1773 cabbage tree1796 tucum1810 gomuti1811 hat palm1812 gebang1817 tucuma1824 nikau1827 piassava1841 cabbage palm1847 bussu1850 jupati1856 timite1858 Raphia1866 thatch1866 thatch-palm1866 toquilla1877 raffia palm1897 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 191 Palmeto-Royal, or Palmeto-Thatch... This tree..covers whole fields in many parts of the island. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1147/1 T[hrinax]argentea, the Silver Thatch-palm, is usually said to yield the young unexpanded palm-leaves imported from the West Indies under the name of Palmetto Thatch, and extensively employed for making palm-chip hats, baskets, and other fancy articles. 1974 J. H. Prothero in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) 424/2 Palmetto thatch served as an effective roofing. 2002 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 27 Oct. 1 d He roofed it [sc. the shelter] with tin after the palmetto thatch used by the Seminoles kept raining palmetto bugs into people's food. < as lemmas |
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