Rhodes woodn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdz ˌwʊd/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdz ˌwʊd/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Rhodes , wood n.¹

Etymology: < Rhodes, the name of an island in the Aegean Sea (see Rhodian adj.) + wood n.¹, after French bois de Rhodes rhodium wood (1771 or earlier). Compare rhodian wood n., rhodium n.¹

rare.

= rhodium n.¹ 1. Also: the fragrant wood of the West Indian candlewood Amyris balsamifera (family Rutaceae) (cf. lignum rhodium n. at lignum n.¹ Compounds).

ΚΠ

1811 Amer. Rev. Hist. & Politics Apr. App. 103 ‘Rhodes’ wood.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Rose-wood, rhodes-wood, a name for the Candle-wood of the West Indies, the Amyris balsamifera.

1881 J. M. Nickell Bot. Ready Ref. 15 Amyris Balsamifera. Jamaica Rosewood. Rhodes-wood.

1885 E. Balfour Encycl. India (ed. 3) I. 187/1 Rhodes wood, from one of Convolvulaceæ, has also been called Aspalath.

1920 F. Simmonds tr. R. de Félice French Furnit. under Louis XV iii. 49 Black ebony, anise-wood, jacaranda, and Rhodes wood introduced blacks, greys, and whites.

1952 tr. R. M. Gattefossé Formulary Perfumery & Cosmetol. 111 Essence of Rhodes wood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rhodes wood
释义	Rhodes woodn. Brit. /ˈrəʊdz ˌwʊd/, U.S. /ˈroʊdz ˌwʊd/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Rhodes , wood n.¹ Etymology: < Rhodes, the name of an island in the Aegean Sea (see Rhodian adj.) + wood n.¹, after French bois de Rhodes rhodium wood (1771 or earlier). Compare rhodian wood n., rhodium n.¹ rare. = rhodium n.¹ 1. Also: the fragrant wood of the West Indian candlewood Amyris balsamifera (family Rutaceae) (cf. lignum rhodium n. at lignum n.¹ Compounds). ΚΠ 1811 Amer. Rev. Hist. & Politics Apr. App. 103 ‘Rhodes’ wood. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Rose-wood, rhodes-wood, a name for the Candle-wood of the West Indies, the Amyris balsamifera. 1881 J. M. Nickell Bot. Ready Ref. 15 Amyris Balsamifera. Jamaica Rosewood. Rhodes-wood. 1885 E. Balfour Encycl. India (ed. 3) I. 187/1 Rhodes wood, from one of Convolvulaceæ, has also been called Aspalath. 1920 F. Simmonds tr. R. de Félice French Furnit. under Louis XV iii. 49 Black ebony, anise-wood, jacaranda, and Rhodes wood introduced blacks, greys, and whites. 1952 tr. R. M. Gattefossé Formulary Perfumery & Cosmetol. 111 Essence of Rhodes wood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1811
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