pigeon woodn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)n wʊd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n ˌwʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., wood n.¹

Etymology: < pigeon n. + wood n.¹

1. Any of various tropical or subtropical New World trees or shrubs providing wood used in cabinetwork or building, or having fruit which is sought by pigeons; esp. any of the Caribbean trees, Sideroxylon salicifolium (family Sapotaceae), Diospyros tetrasperma (family Ebenaceae), Antirhea jamaicensis (family Rubiaceae), and the white-flowered frangipani, Plumeria alba (family Apocynaceae). Also: the wood of any of these trees.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > woods with specific markings

speckle-wood1619

speckled wood1656

pigeon wood?1740

zebrawood1768

snake-wood1843

tiger-wood1858

tortoise-wood1866

zebrano1908

zingana1911

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > tropical

mountain ebony1696

pigeon wood?1740

beef-wood1756

zebrawood1768

satinwood1773

afzelia1798

?1740 Importance Jamaica to Great-Brit. 51 Pigeon Wood has a fine, smooth Skin... It is used for inlaying Back-gammon Tables, and very serviceable in building.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 368 Pigeon-Wood. This shrubby tree is greatly esteemed on account of its wood.

1809 T. G. Fessenden Pills, Poet., Polit., & Philos. 34 Their timbers in Jamaica, according to Edwards, are lignum vitæ, logwood, iron wood, pigeon wood, green heart, brazilletto and bully trees.

1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 768 Pigeon-wood: Dipholis salicifolia and Diospyros tetrasperma.

1884 C. S. Sargent Rep. Forests N. Amer. 117 Pisonia obtusata... Pigeon Wood... Wood heavy, rather soft, weak, coarse-grained.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 106/2 Pigeon-wood, Long-leaved, Coccoloba diversifolia. Pigeon-wood, Small-leaved, Coccoloba punctata and C. leoganensis.

1892 P. L. Simmonds Commerc. Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) 287/1 Pigeon-wood, another name for zebra-wood, of which there are several kinds; one from Jamaica is the produce of Guettarda speciosa; others come from Brazil.

1909 W. Indian Bull. 9 310 Pigeon-wood (Diospyros tetrasperma, Sw.). This is a small tree found chiefly on the limestone of the southern coast ranges. The timber is hard and is good for posts and scantlings. Wild pigeons feed on the berries.

1965 D. R. Harris Plants, Animals, & Man in Outer Leeward Islands ii. ix. 117 Although the white-flowered frangipani or pigeon wood (Plumeria alba) is probably native to the Lesser Antilles, the red-flowered species is almost certainly of Mexican origin.

1972 C. D. Adams Flowering Plants Jamaica 717 A[ntirhea]jamaicensis... Gold Spoon, May Day Mahogany, Pigeon Wood, Susan Wood... Occasional in woodlands on limestone in moderately wet areas.

2. Chiefly New Zealand. A small New Zealand tree, Hedycarya arborea (family Monimaceae), having red berries favoured by the New Zealand pigeon, Hemiphaga novaezeelandiae.

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

burrawang1826

water gum1826

kaikomako1832

karaka1834

kawa-kawa1838

peppermint1838

bottle tree1844

ngaio1849

Grevillea1853

red birch1853

wooden pear1860

muskwood1866

sugar-tree1866

tulip-tree1866

hop-bush1883

mock orange1884

mountain beech1884

sage tree1884

tile-seed1884

mutton-bird scrub1889

red birch1889

silver-tree1889

whalebone-tree1889

budda1890

camphor laurel1894

pepperbush1895

mustard bush1898

willow myrtle1898

pigeon wood1899

horizontal scrub1909

turkey-bush1911

pandani1923

mock orange1929

1899 N.Z. Times (Wellington) 28 Oct. 3 Nio, matipo.., pigeon wood, etc., struggle one with another in rich profusion for an existence.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 320/3 Pigeonwood... Hedycarya arborea... In feeding trials conducted at the Animal Research Station, Wallaceville, pigeonwood has proved to be lethal to sheep and non-lethal to cattle.

1988 J. Dawson Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks 102 Other species which tend to be more wide ranging are mahoe,..pigeonwood (Hedycarya arborea), toro.

3. Chiefly South African. The southern African tree Trema orientalis (family Ulmaceae), having black fruits favoured by pigeons.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs

keurboom1731

silver-tree1731

witteboom1799

Hottentot's bean1801

melkhouta1823

monkey apple1824

witgatboom1824

Hottentot's bean tree1833

spek-boom1834

mopane1854

Welwitschia1862

ambatch1863

miombo1864

pith tree1864

porkwood1875

tree purslane1882

buffalo-horn1887

monkey guava1887

bush willow1917

melkboom1917

msasa1923

rooibos1932

miraa1945

ovangkol1972

pigeon wood1972

tambotie1973

1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. 429 Trema orientalis... Trema, pigeon wood, hophout.

1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. 431 The fruits are small, round and black when ripe, and popular..with pigeons which flock about the tree in fruiting time and which give the tree its common name of pigeon wood.

2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Apr. 11 This was the bush close up, in stereo, encircled by knobwood, Natal mahogany, pigeon wood and buffalo thorn trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pigeon wood
释义	pigeon woodn. Brit. /ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)n wʊd/, U.S. /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n ˌwʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., wood n.¹ Etymology: < pigeon n. + wood n.¹ 1. Any of various tropical or subtropical New World trees or shrubs providing wood used in cabinetwork or building, or having fruit which is sought by pigeons; esp. any of the Caribbean trees, Sideroxylon salicifolium (family Sapotaceae), Diospyros tetrasperma (family Ebenaceae), Antirhea jamaicensis (family Rubiaceae), and the white-flowered frangipani, Plumeria alba (family Apocynaceae). Also: the wood of any of these trees. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > woods with specific markings speckle-wood1619 speckled wood1656 pigeon wood?1740 zebrawood1768 snake-wood1843 tiger-wood1858 tortoise-wood1866 zebrano1908 zingana1911 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > tropical mountain ebony1696 pigeon wood?1740 beef-wood1756 zebrawood1768 satinwood1773 afzelia1798 ?1740 Importance Jamaica to Great-Brit. 51 Pigeon Wood has a fine, smooth Skin... It is used for inlaying Back-gammon Tables, and very serviceable in building. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 368 Pigeon-Wood. This shrubby tree is greatly esteemed on account of its wood. 1809 T. G. Fessenden Pills, Poet., Polit., & Philos. 34 Their timbers in Jamaica, according to Edwards, are lignum vitæ, logwood, iron wood, pigeon wood, green heart, brazilletto and bully trees. 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 768 Pigeon-wood: Dipholis salicifolia and Diospyros tetrasperma. 1884 C. S. Sargent Rep. Forests N. Amer. 117 Pisonia obtusata... Pigeon Wood... Wood heavy, rather soft, weak, coarse-grained. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 106/2 Pigeon-wood, Long-leaved, Coccoloba diversifolia. Pigeon-wood, Small-leaved, Coccoloba punctata and C. leoganensis. 1892 P. L. Simmonds Commerc. Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) 287/1 Pigeon-wood, another name for zebra-wood, of which there are several kinds; one from Jamaica is the produce of Guettarda speciosa; others come from Brazil. 1909 W. Indian Bull. 9 310 Pigeon-wood (Diospyros tetrasperma, Sw.). This is a small tree found chiefly on the limestone of the southern coast ranges. The timber is hard and is good for posts and scantlings. Wild pigeons feed on the berries. 1965 D. R. Harris Plants, Animals, & Man in Outer Leeward Islands ii. ix. 117 Although the white-flowered frangipani or pigeon wood (Plumeria alba) is probably native to the Lesser Antilles, the red-flowered species is almost certainly of Mexican origin. 1972 C. D. Adams Flowering Plants Jamaica 717 A[ntirhea]jamaicensis... Gold Spoon, May Day Mahogany, Pigeon Wood, Susan Wood... Occasional in woodlands on limestone in moderately wet areas. 2. Chiefly New Zealand. A small New Zealand tree, Hedycarya arborea (family Monimaceae), having red berries favoured by the New Zealand pigeon, Hemiphaga novaezeelandiae. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > other Australasian trees or shrubs burrawang1826 water gum1826 kaikomako1832 karaka1834 kawa-kawa1838 peppermint1838 bottle tree1844 ngaio1849 Grevillea1853 red birch1853 wooden pear1860 muskwood1866 sugar-tree1866 tulip-tree1866 hop-bush1883 mock orange1884 mountain beech1884 sage tree1884 tile-seed1884 mutton-bird scrub1889 red birch1889 silver-tree1889 whalebone-tree1889 budda1890 camphor laurel1894 pepperbush1895 mustard bush1898 willow myrtle1898 pigeon wood1899 horizontal scrub1909 turkey-bush1911 pandani1923 mock orange1929 1899 N.Z. Times (Wellington) 28 Oct. 3 Nio, matipo.., pigeon wood, etc., struggle one with another in rich profusion for an existence. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 320/3 Pigeonwood... Hedycarya arborea... In feeding trials conducted at the Animal Research Station, Wallaceville, pigeonwood has proved to be lethal to sheep and non-lethal to cattle. 1988 J. Dawson Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks 102 Other species which tend to be more wide ranging are mahoe,..pigeonwood (Hedycarya arborea), toro. 3. Chiefly South African. The southern African tree Trema orientalis (family Ulmaceae), having black fruits favoured by pigeons. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs keurboom1731 silver-tree1731 witteboom1799 Hottentot's bean1801 melkhouta1823 monkey apple1824 witgatboom1824 Hottentot's bean tree1833 spek-boom1834 mopane1854 Welwitschia1862 ambatch1863 miombo1864 pith tree1864 porkwood1875 tree purslane1882 buffalo-horn1887 monkey guava1887 bush willow1917 melkboom1917 msasa1923 rooibos1932 miraa1945 ovangkol1972 pigeon wood1972 tambotie1973 1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. 429 Trema orientalis... Trema, pigeon wood, hophout. 1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. 431 The fruits are small, round and black when ripe, and popular..with pigeons which flock about the tree in fruiting time and which give the tree its common name of pigeon wood. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Apr. 11 This was the bush close up, in stereo, encircled by knobwood, Natal mahogany, pigeon wood and buffalo thorn trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?1740
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