单词 | quebracho |
释义 | quebrachon. 1. More fully red quebracho. Any of several South American trees of the genus Schinopsis (family Anacardiaceae), esp. S. lorentzii, with hard, tannin-rich wood and bark which are both used in tanning. Also: the wood or bark of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > of South America or West Indies sweetwood1607 mastic1657 acajou1666 bastard locust tree1670 bastard locust tree1670 alligator wood1696 muskwood1696 lancewood1697 rodwood1716 cog-wood1725 soapwood1733 down tree?1740 pigeon plum1743 break-axe tree1756 horse-wood1756 loblolly whitewood1756 Spanish elm1756 trumpet-tree1756 ahuehuete1778 ocote1787 locust tree1795 Madeira wood1796 peroba1813 roble1814 louro1816 cecropia1824 purple heart1825 wallaba1825 trumpet-wood1836 gumbo-limbo1837 poui1838 quebracho1839 snake-wood1843 yacca1843 horseflesh wood1851 necklace tree1858 Honduras rosewood1860 turanira1862 softwood1864 wattle-wood1864 balsa tree1866 primavera1871 rauli1874 lemon-wood1879 wheel-tree1882 Spanish stopper1883 gurgeon-stopper1884 pinkwood-tree1884 stopper1884 sloth-tree1885 imbaubaa1893 Spanish cedar1907 amarant1909 Parana pine1916 imbuya1919 mastic-bully1920 banak1921 timbo1924 becuiba1934 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of South American trees letterwood1655 kingwood1788 canary wood1822 saouari wooda1832 macaco-wood1835 paddlewood1837 quebracho1839 mustaiba1843 violet-wood1843 taigu wood1868 rauli1874 louro1914 balsa wood1917 palisander1930 1839 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 9 396 Thorny and other leguminous trees and shrubs, known by the natives under the names of chañar, brea, quebracho, [etc.]. 1868 R. F. Burton Let. 15 Aug. in Lett. from Paraguay 146 The Quebracho (or Quebrahacho, the axe-breaker),..whose..exceedingly hard gnarlings fit them for wheel-tires and boat-knees. 1903 L. A. Flemming Pract. Tanning xxii. 376 Quebracho, being a sweet tan, is not of itself a plumper. 1933 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 21 Nov. (Mag.) 2/5 The oldest method of treating hides was to soak them in a solution of tannin extracted from..quebracho, or other vegetable material. 1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 218/1 Schinopsis... Of seven species, all South American, two are chief sources of the extremely important tan-wood, red quebracho. Schinopsis lorentzii has pinnate leaves..and S. balansae undivided..leaves. 2006 Forest Ecol. & Managem. 228 113/2 Although agricultural development has modifed most of the flora..some tree species with economic value remain, such as red quebracho..are still present. 2. More fully white quebracho. Any of several South American trees of the genus Aspidosperma (family Apocynaceae), esp. A. quebracho-blanco, with soft wood used as timber for flooring, furniture, etc.; (also) this wood itself. Also: the bark of this tree or a medicinal preparation made from it. ΚΠ 1887 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 9 583 The forests contain much valuable timber, including the quebracho (Aspidosperma Quebracho). 1906 Lancet 27 Jan. 244/1 Another member of the family, the white quebracho, is exceedingly active, affecting and, finally, paralysing the respiration, central nervous system, and heart. 1924 S. J. Record & C. D. Mell Timbers Trop. Amer. ii. 508 White quebracho is the name most commonly applied to Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco..of Argentina, Paraguay, and south-western Brazil. 1945 Econ. Geogr. 21 146/2 White quebracho..has large percentage of tannin in its foliage, but little in the bark, and is not exploited for its tannin content. 1984 Americas 41 73 However, many poles were of white quebracho, palm and other soft woods... These were quickly subject to..various kinds of rot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839 |
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