rooihoutn.

Brit.

/ˈrɔɪhəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈrɔɪhoʊt/, South African English

/ˈrɔɪhəʊt/

Forms: 1700s roye-houtt, 1800s roodhout, 1800s– rooihout, 1900s– roodehout.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Afrikaans rooihout; Dutch roodehout.

Etymology: < Afrikaans rooihout (1905 or earlier in the specific sense ‘Cape plane’) and its etymon South African Dutch roodehout, rooihout (late 18th cent. in uncertain sense, denoting a tree with reddish wood: compare quot. 1790, which shows the South African Dutch word in a French context), specific use of Dutch roodhout denoting any of various trees with reddish wood (1602 as †roodt hout ) < rood red adj. + hout wood (see holt n.¹). On the form development of the first element in Afrikaans see discussion at rooibok n.

South African.

Originally: any of various South African trees with reddish wood. In later use: a tree of the genus Ochna (family Ochnaceae), esp. the Cape plane, O. arborea; (also) the wood of such a tree.

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1790 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant Trav. Afr. II. xiv. 288 Another tree, called Roye-houtt, (red wood) [Fr. un autre arbre Roye-Houtt (bois rouge)] so named from its deep red colour, grows very thick.

1822 J. Barrow in Park's Trav. Interior of Afr. 491 Rood hout. Its height is from 12 to 15 feet, its diameter from 1½ to 2 feet. It is little used for any purpose.

1885 Indian Forester Apr. 173 Rooihout..This pretty and fairly abundant little tree, with an average mature diameter of 8 inches, often runs up to 40 feet in height.

1896 E. Clairmonte Africander i. 2 A flock of long-tailed mouse birds..would dash past to settle in a rooihout tree.

1907 T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape Good Hope xiv. 163 Cape Plane..Roodehout.

1973 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 28 May 13/2 No self-respecting woodcutter would have the handle of his axe made from any timber other than ‘rooihout’ (Cape plane).

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

单词	rooihout
释义	rooihoutn. Brit. /ˈrɔɪhəʊt/, U.S. /ˈrɔɪhoʊt/, South African English /ˈrɔɪhəʊt/ Forms: 1700s roye-houtt, 1800s roodhout, 1800s– rooihout, 1900s– roodehout. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Afrikaans rooihout; Dutch roodehout. Etymology: < Afrikaans rooihout (1905 or earlier in the specific sense ‘Cape plane’) and its etymon South African Dutch roodehout, rooihout (late 18th cent. in uncertain sense, denoting a tree with reddish wood: compare quot. 1790, which shows the South African Dutch word in a French context), specific use of Dutch roodhout denoting any of various trees with reddish wood (1602 as †roodt hout ) < rood red adj. + hout wood (see holt n.¹). On the form development of the first element in Afrikaans see discussion at rooibok n. South African. Originally: any of various South African trees with reddish wood. In later use: a tree of the genus Ochna (family Ochnaceae), esp. the Cape plane, O. arborea; (also) the wood of such a tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > African shittima1382 citrus1555 cam-wood1699 jacaranda1753 kokerboom1774 quiver tree1789 geelhout1790 rooihout1790 yellowwood1790 mat-wood1792 assegai1793 assegai tree1793 hardpear1801 rooi els1801 argan1809 beaver-wood1810 mat tree1812 saffraan1819 salie1819 sneezewood1834 African teak1842 hyawaballi1851 sage-wood1854 mvule1858 til1858 yari-yari1858 cannibal stinkwood1859 kiaat1862 knobwood1862 milkwood1862 tryssil1862 sulphur-tree1863 khaya1864 cailcedra1866 flat-crown1868 umzimbeet1870 kuka1882 odum1887 iroko1890 opepe1891 Natal mahogany1904 muhimbi1906 obeche1906 agba1908 makoré1915 afara1920 agboin1920 abura1921 podo1922 afrormosia1923 guarea1936 Mansonia1936 dahoma1955 utile1956 1790 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant Trav. Afr. II. xiv. 288 Another tree, called Roye-houtt, (red wood) [Fr. un autre arbre Roye-Houtt (bois rouge)] so named from its deep red colour, grows very thick. 1822 J. Barrow in Park's Trav. Interior of Afr. 491 Rood hout. Its height is from 12 to 15 feet, its diameter from 1½ to 2 feet. It is little used for any purpose. 1885 Indian Forester Apr. 173 Rooihout..This pretty and fairly abundant little tree, with an average mature diameter of 8 inches, often runs up to 40 feet in height. 1896 E. Clairmonte Africander i. 2 A flock of long-tailed mouse birds..would dash past to settle in a rooihout tree. 1907 T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape Good Hope xiv. 163 Cape Plane..Roodehout. 1973 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 28 May 13/2 No self-respecting woodcutter would have the handle of his axe made from any timber other than ‘rooihout’ (Cape plane). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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