palo fierron.

Brit.

/ˌpaləʊ fɪˈɛrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌpɑloʊ fiˈɛroʊ/

Forms:

α. 1800s– palo de fierro, 1800s– palo fiero, 1800s– palo fierro.

β. 1800s– palo de hierro.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish palo fierro.

Etymology: < American Spanish palo fierro (1641 as palo hierro in a text from Ecuador; also palo de fierro , palo de hierro ), literally ‘iron tree’, a name given to various trees or their wood < palo , specific sense of palo pale n.¹ + fierro (Spanish hierro ) iron ( < classical Latin ferrum : see ferro- comb. form).

Chiefly U.S.

Any of various trees of desert regions in south-western North America with very hard, tough wood, esp. desert ironwood, Olneya tesota (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also: the wood of such a tree.

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1860 M. Reid Odd People 68 The ‘palo de fierro’, when buried in the soil of Maracaiko or immersed in the waters of the lake..turns into stone.

1894 Amer. Anthropologist 7 293 During the rest of the year the Indians devote themselves to..the gathering of the fruit of the cactus, mesquite beans, and the bean of the palo fiero.

1912 C. Lumholtz New Trails in Mexico 224 All the mules, donkeys, and horses gathered at once around a lone but very large palo fiero tree to eat its dark green juicy leaves.

1951 T. H. Kearney & R. H. Peebles Arizona Flora 442 Olneya Tesota... Known commonly in Arizona as ironwood, or palo-de-hierro.

1963 W. J. Schaldach Path to Enchantment vi. 74 A tree unique in several ways is the ironwood, or palo-fierro. True to its name, the ironwood tree possesses wood so tough that it dulls an ax.

1988 Nutrition Rep. Internat. 37 550 In guaje and palo fierro seeds mimosine was present in high concentration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palo fierro
释义	palo fierron. Brit. /ˌpaləʊ fɪˈɛrəʊ/, U.S. /ˌpɑloʊ fiˈɛroʊ/ Forms: α. 1800s– palo de fierro, 1800s– palo fiero, 1800s– palo fierro. β. 1800s– palo de hierro. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish palo fierro. Etymology: < American Spanish palo fierro (1641 as palo hierro in a text from Ecuador; also palo de fierro , palo de hierro ), literally ‘iron tree’, a name given to various trees or their wood < palo , specific sense of palo pale n.¹ + fierro (Spanish hierro ) iron ( < classical Latin ferrum : see ferro- comb. form). Chiefly U.S. Any of various trees of desert regions in south-western North America with very hard, tough wood, esp. desert ironwood, Olneya tesota (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also: the wood of such a tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > other North American trees or shrubs black-gum1709 white gum1709 red fir1722 Quebec oak1768 Pennsylvania fir tree1770 Pennsylvania dwarf mountain maple1785 Pennsylvania mountain laurel1785 pepperbush1785 pepperbush1785 southern pine1796 titi1827 palo blanco1829 mock orange1860 palo fierro1860 mountain laurel1866 Joshua1867 red cedar1872 porkwood1884 guajillo1886 mountain balm1924 1860 M. Reid Odd People 68 The ‘palo de fierro’, when buried in the soil of Maracaiko or immersed in the waters of the lake..turns into stone. 1894 Amer. Anthropologist 7 293 During the rest of the year the Indians devote themselves to..the gathering of the fruit of the cactus, mesquite beans, and the bean of the palo fiero. 1912 C. Lumholtz New Trails in Mexico 224 All the mules, donkeys, and horses gathered at once around a lone but very large palo fiero tree to eat its dark green juicy leaves. 1951 T. H. Kearney & R. H. Peebles Arizona Flora 442 Olneya Tesota... Known commonly in Arizona as ironwood, or palo-de-hierro. 1963 W. J. Schaldach Path to Enchantment vi. 74 A tree unique in several ways is the ironwood, or palo-fierro. True to its name, the ironwood tree possesses wood so tough that it dulls an ax. 1988 Nutrition Rep. Internat. 37 550 In guaje and palo fierro seeds mimosine was present in high concentration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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