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单词 rooi els
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rooi elsn.

Brit. /ˈrɔɪ ˌɛls/, U.S. /ˈrɔɪ ˌɛls/, South African English /ˈrɔɪ ˌels/
Forms:

α. 1800s roode elze, 1800s– roode els, 1800s– rood els, 1800s– rood elze.

β. 1800s– rooi els.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch roode els; Afrikaans rooiels.
Etymology: < South African Dutch roode els (Afrikaans rooiels ), transferred use of Dutch roode els alder (literally ‘red alder’; so named on account of its reddish wood) < roode (see rooibok n. and discussion at that entry) + els (see alder n.1). In β. forms directly < Afrikaans rooiels. With the transfer of the name from the European alder to the southern African tree, compare similar uses in compounds cited at alder n.1 3. Compare red alder n., red els n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d).The forms rood elze, roode elze probably reflect Dutch inflected forms in elz- (compare elzen-, in compounds such as Dutch elzenhout alder-wood).
Chiefly South African.
An evergreen tree, Cunonia capensis (family Cunoniaceae), native to southern Africa, with glossy compound leaves and racemes of fragrant cream flowers; (also) the reddish, close-grained wood of this tree; = red els n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d).Cf. red alder n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d).
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1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. v. 339 Roode els..stands water well.
1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. vii. 143 Its colonial name is Rood Elze (Red Alder), although the tree has not..the least resemblance to the Alder of Europe.
1863 Technologist 3 64 Cunonia capensis, L. (Rood Els.)—A small tree from 20 to 25 feet hight, with a diameter of from 1 to 2 feet, native of the Cape of Good Hope.
1948 Cape Times 5 Aug. 8/7 If trees must be planted, let them rather be the..rooi els and other local forest trees.
1987 J. Kench Cottage Furn. 20 Other local timbers used in tables included cedar, rooi-els and wit-els.
2003 K. Watkins Adventure Walks & Scrambles in Cape Penins. 16 You need to aim for the clump of Rooi Els trees in the ravine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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