单词 | rock elm |
释义 | > as lemmasrock elm rock elm n. any of several North American elms, esp. the cork elm, Ulmus thomasii, of the Midwest and parts of Canada; (also) the hard heavy timber of this tree, formerly much used for shipbuilding. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > elms > [noun] wycheOE elmc1000 ulm-treec1000 witch hazela1400 all-heart1567 ulme1567 white elm1580 wych elm1582 witchen1594 weeping elm1606 trench-elm1676 smooth-leaved elm1731 witch elm1731 water elm1733 slippery elm1748 Scotch elm1769 wahoo1770 American elm1771 red elm1805 witches' elm1808 moose elm1810 cork-elm1813 rock elm1817 swamp elm1817 planer tree1819 Jersey elm1838 winged elm1858 sand elm1878 Exeter-elm1882 1817 W. Smart Let. Dec. in R. Gourlay Statist. Acct. Upper Canada (1822) I. 518 The timber, excepting great quantities of rock elm, is the same as other townships. 1853 S. Moodie Life in Clearings 26 Its rocky banks..are fringed with..rock-elm, that queen of the Canadian forest. 1903 S. B. Green Princ. Amer. Forestry ix. 165 Even the slower growing deciduous trees, such as the Red, White, and Bur Oak.., and Rock Elm, increase very rapidly in good soil. 2000 Jrnl. Soc. Archer-Antiquaries 43 88/1 The mallets to all sets were of Canadian rock elm ‘introduced by Mr Buchanan, and used by him in bow-making.’ < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。