piceastern.

Brit.

/ˌpʌɪsɪˈastə/, U.S.

/ˌpaɪsiˈæstər/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French piceastre.

Etymology: < French †piceastre (1611 in Cotgrave glossed as ‘the wild Pitch tree’) < †picéa a spruce (1553 in Middle French; now épicéa (1811)) or its etymon classical Latin picea a spruce, use as noun of feminine of piceus pitchy (see piceous adj.) + French -astre -aster suffix.

rare. Now historical.

A kind of coniferous tree, perhaps Norway spruce, Picea abies.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies > pitch-pines

hard pine1531

pitch tree1538

torch-tree1601

pitch pine1662

piceaster1664

pitch1674

pitch fir1726

swamp pine1851

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xxi. 54 There is also the Piceaster, out of which the greatest store of Pitch is boyl'd.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry xvi. 367 The Piceaster (a wilder sort) of Pine, out of which the Pitch is boil'd.

1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 112 John Evelyn wrote..that splints of woods of the hornbeam, piceaster (pine) and pitch-pine were all formerly used as candles in Europe.

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

单词	piceaster
释义	piceastern. Brit. /ˌpʌɪsɪˈastə/, U.S. /ˌpaɪsiˈæstər/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French piceastre. Etymology: < French †piceastre (1611 in Cotgrave glossed as ‘the wild Pitch tree’) < †picéa a spruce (1553 in Middle French; now épicéa (1811)) or its etymon classical Latin picea a spruce, use as noun of feminine of piceus pitchy (see piceous adj.) + French -astre -aster suffix. rare. Now historical. A kind of coniferous tree, perhaps Norway spruce, Picea abies. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies > pitch-pines hard pine1531 pitch tree1538 torch-tree1601 pitch pine1662 piceaster1664 pitch1674 pitch fir1726 swamp pine1851 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xxi. 54 There is also the Piceaster, out of which the greatest store of Pitch is boyl'd. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry xvi. 367 The Piceaster (a wilder sort) of Pine, out of which the Pitch is boil'd. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 112 John Evelyn wrote..that splints of woods of the hornbeam, piceaster (pine) and pitch-pine were all formerly used as candles in Europe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1664
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