blue bushn.

Brit.

/ˈbluː ˌbʊʃ/, U.S.

/ˈblu ˌbʊʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., bush n.¹

Etymology: < blue adj. + bush n.¹

Any of several shrubs having leaves of a bluish colour; spec. (a) the South African shrub Diospyros lycioides (family Ebenaceae); (b) any of several plants native to arid areas of Australia, esp. those of the Australian genus Maireana (family Amaranthaceae), and the perennial goosefoot Chenopodium auricomum. Also: landscape dominated by these plants.

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1828 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 5 160 The Bushman's bow is made of a peculiar tree, called the Blue Bush, whose branches are almost moulded by nature to the artificial form.

1862 W. R. H. Jessop Flindersland & Sturtland II. v. 37 We passed through a couple of miles of blue bush..which is always a sign of good feed.

1876 W. Harcus S. Austral. 124 Thickly grassed with short fine grass, salt and blue bush, and geranium and other herbs.

1919 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) No. 1/2. 67 ‘Blue Bush’ (Chenopodium auricomum, Lindl.), a plant 5 ft high and upwards is a superior pasture plant.

1924 Austral. Museum Mag. Jan. 19 The soil is softer and the low monotonous blue bush gives place to thick rank grasses and clumps of stunted scrub.

1958 L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari i. 24 A cleft over-grown and purple with the shadow of blue-bush.

2002 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 3 July 26/3 Blue Bushes (Maireana brevifolia) emerged only where smoked water was applied to the seed and seed bed.

2010 J. Reid in L. Robin et al. Desert Channels vii. 132 Lignum and Queensland bluebush are the most widespread and significant shrubs across the Channel County.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue bush
释义	blue bushn. Brit. /ˈbluː ˌbʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈblu ˌbʊʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., bush n.¹ Etymology: < blue adj. + bush n.¹ Any of several shrubs having leaves of a bluish colour; spec. (a) the South African shrub Diospyros lycioides (family Ebenaceae); (b) any of several plants native to arid areas of Australia, esp. those of the Australian genus Maireana (family Amaranthaceae), and the perennial goosefoot Chenopodium auricomum. Also: landscape dominated by these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > Australasian banksia1787 waratah1793 honeysuckle1803 pinkwood1824 honeysuckle tree1825 rose1825 blue bush1828 dogwood1828 parrotbill1829 tulip-tree1830 whitebeard1832 swamp-oak1833 bauera1835 mungitec1837 bottlebrush1839 clianthus1841 glory-pea1848 boronia1852 koromiko1855 pituri1861 Sturt's pea1865 scrub vine1866 pea-bush1867 cotton-bush1876 Australian honeysuckle1881 peach myrtle1882 saloop bush1884 naupaka1888 dog rose1896 native tulip1898 snow bush1909 wedding-bush1923 Hebe1961 mountain pepper1965 1828 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 5 160 The Bushman's bow is made of a peculiar tree, called the Blue Bush, whose branches are almost moulded by nature to the artificial form. 1862 W. R. H. Jessop Flindersland & Sturtland II. v. 37 We passed through a couple of miles of blue bush..which is always a sign of good feed. 1876 W. Harcus S. Austral. 124 Thickly grassed with short fine grass, salt and blue bush, and geranium and other herbs. 1919 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) No. 1/2. 67 ‘Blue Bush’ (Chenopodium auricomum, Lindl.), a plant 5 ft high and upwards is a superior pasture plant. 1924 Austral. Museum Mag. Jan. 19 The soil is softer and the low monotonous blue bush gives place to thick rank grasses and clumps of stunted scrub. 1958 L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari i. 24 A cleft over-grown and purple with the shadow of blue-bush. 2002 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 3 July 26/3 Blue Bushes (Maireana brevifolia) emerged only where smoked water was applied to the seed and seed bed. 2010 J. Reid in L. Robin et al. Desert Channels vii. 132 Lignum and Queensland bluebush are the most widespread and significant shrubs across the Channel County. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1828
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