sad treen.

Brit.

/ˈsad triː/, U.S.

/ˈsæd ˌtri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sad adj., tree n.

Etymology: < sad adj. + tree n., after post-classical Latin arbor tristis (compare quot. 1597), so called on account of the supposedly melancholy appearance of the tree as it loses its flowers through the day.

rare.

The night-flowering jasmine of India, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (family Oleaceae), having fragrant star-shaped white flowers with orange central tubes clustered at the tips of the branches. Also called melancholy tree, sorrowful tree.

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Indian mourner1597

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sad tree1597

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night jasmine1866

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pikake1933

1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. cxxxlviii. 1342 Of the Sorrowfull tree, or Indian Mourner... Arbor tristis, the sad or sorrowfull tree waxeth as bigge as an Oliue tree, garnished with manie goodly branches, set full of leaues like those of the Plum tree.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. at Nyctanthes During the day it loses its brightness, whence its specific name Arbor tristis or Sad-tree.

1884 R. Folkard Plant Lore, Legends & Lyrics ii. 534 The Indian Sad Tree..is a species of Jasmine whose sweet-smelling flowers open at sunset and fall at sunrise, so that it is unadorned during the day, and has thus obtained the name of the Sad Tree.

1996 W. Warren Singapore 22 Among them is Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, the ‘Sad Tree’, a native Indian tree which forms part of Hindu and Buddhist ritual offerings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sad tree
释义	sad treen. Brit. /ˈsad triː/, U.S. /ˈsæd ˌtri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sad adj., tree n. Etymology: < sad adj. + tree n., after post-classical Latin arbor tristis (compare quot. 1597), so called on account of the supposedly melancholy appearance of the tree as it loses its flowers through the day. rare. The night-flowering jasmine of India, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (family Oleaceae), having fragrant star-shaped white flowers with orange central tubes clustered at the tips of the branches. Also called melancholy tree, sorrowful tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > jasmine jasmine1548 Indian mourner1597 jesse1597 makebate1597 sad tree1597 shrub trefoil1597 sorrowful tree1597 double pipe-tree1629 jessamy1631 mogra1662 melancholy tree1760 night jasmine1866 sampaguita1902 pikake1933 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. cxxxlviii. 1342 Of the Sorrowfull tree, or Indian Mourner... Arbor tristis, the sad or sorrowfull tree waxeth as bigge as an Oliue tree, garnished with manie goodly branches, set full of leaues like those of the Plum tree. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. at Nyctanthes During the day it loses its brightness, whence its specific name Arbor tristis or Sad-tree. 1884 R. Folkard Plant Lore, Legends & Lyrics ii. 534 The Indian Sad Tree..is a species of Jasmine whose sweet-smelling flowers open at sunset and fall at sunrise, so that it is unadorned during the day, and has thus obtained the name of the Sad Tree. 1996 W. Warren Singapore 22 Among them is Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, the ‘Sad Tree’, a native Indian tree which forms part of Hindu and Buddhist ritual offerings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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