stinkwoodn.

Brit.

/ˈstɪŋkwʊd/, U.S.

/ˈstɪŋkˌwʊd/

Etymology: < stink n. + wood n.¹, partly after Dutch stinkhout.

In full stinkwood tree: a name given esp. in South Africa and Australia to various trees the wood of which has an unpleasant odour. Also: the wood of any of these trees.In South Africa, a timber long prized for furniture-making.

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1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 260 The Stinkwood tree grows to the size of an oak.

1806 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–98 (ed. 2) II. iii. 287 The native oak,..called here, on account of a strong and disagreeable smell which it emits when green, the stinkwood tree (Quercus Africana).

1827 H. Hellyer in J. Bischoff's Van Diemen's Land (1832) 175 The timber in this district I found to be principally myrtle, sassafras, and stinkwood.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1100/2 Stinkwood, the useful wood of Oreodaphne bullata, which has a most unpleasant odour lasting for a long time. Also that of Fœtidia mauritiana and Zieria macrophylla.

1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 240 Laurel, Cape of Good Hope (Laurus bullata)..well known in the Cape Colony as Stinkwood.

1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 439 Stinkwood... In Tasmania..the timber of Zieria smithii, Andr., N.O. Rutaceæ.

1927 C. G. Botha Social Life Cape Colony 51 The two most common indigenous woods were stinkwood and yellow-wood.

1970 1820: Jrnl. 1820 Memorial Settlers' Assoc. June 7 The magnificent giant yellow-wood trees, some as old as 1500 years, intermingling with the hard, beautifully grained, but unpleasant smelling stinkwoods.

1987 I. G. Read Bush ii. v. 47/2 Blackwood, sassafras and stinkwood in the south-east; and karri she-oak, willow myrtle and various banksia species in W[estern] A[ustralia].

2011 J. Gower et al. Understanding Biplots iv. 146 Furniture made from stinkwood alone, or from a combination of stinkwood and yellow wood, has a high prestige value.

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1886 Colonial & Indian Exhib.: Catal. Exhibits Cape Good Hope 76 The stinkwood seedling is endowed with a hardy constitution.

1898 Daily News 13 May 7/3 From South Africa come feather Court dresses, a stinkwood walking stick [etc.].

1927 C. G. Botha Social Life Cape Colony 51 Early in the eighteenth century mention is made of stinkwood and yellow-wood chairs, tables and bedsteads.

1991 Light Years (S. Afr.) Feb. 11 A Cape stinkwood and beefwood armoire, dating from the second half of the 18th century.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stinkwood
释义	stinkwoodn. Brit. /ˈstɪŋkwʊd/, U.S. /ˈstɪŋkˌwʊd/ Etymology: < stink n. + wood n.¹, partly after Dutch stinkhout. In full stinkwood tree: a name given esp. in South Africa and Australia to various trees the wood of which has an unpleasant odour. Also: the wood of any of these trees.In South Africa, a timber long prized for furniture-making. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > stinkwoods stinkwood1731 stinking wood1793 cannibal stinkwood1859 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 260 The Stinkwood tree grows to the size of an oak. 1806 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–98 (ed. 2) II. iii. 287 The native oak,..called here, on account of a strong and disagreeable smell which it emits when green, the stinkwood tree (Quercus Africana). 1827 H. Hellyer in J. Bischoff's Van Diemen's Land (1832) 175 The timber in this district I found to be principally myrtle, sassafras, and stinkwood. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1100/2 Stinkwood, the useful wood of Oreodaphne bullata, which has a most unpleasant odour lasting for a long time. Also that of Fœtidia mauritiana and Zieria macrophylla. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 240 Laurel, Cape of Good Hope (Laurus bullata)..well known in the Cape Colony as Stinkwood. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 439 Stinkwood... In Tasmania..the timber of Zieria smithii, Andr., N.O. Rutaceæ. 1927 C. G. Botha Social Life Cape Colony 51 The two most common indigenous woods were stinkwood and yellow-wood. 1970 1820: Jrnl. 1820 Memorial Settlers' Assoc. June 7 The magnificent giant yellow-wood trees, some as old as 1500 years, intermingling with the hard, beautifully grained, but unpleasant smelling stinkwoods. 1987 I. G. Read Bush ii. v. 47/2 Blackwood, sassafras and stinkwood in the south-east; and karri she-oak, willow myrtle and various banksia species in W[estern] A[ustralia]. 2011 J. Gower et al. Understanding Biplots iv. 146 Furniture made from stinkwood alone, or from a combination of stinkwood and yellow wood, has a high prestige value. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1886 Colonial & Indian Exhib.: Catal. Exhibits Cape Good Hope 76 The stinkwood seedling is endowed with a hardy constitution. 1898 Daily News 13 May 7/3 From South Africa come feather Court dresses, a stinkwood walking stick [etc.]. 1927 C. G. Botha Social Life Cape Colony 51 Early in the eighteenth century mention is made of stinkwood and yellow-wood chairs, tables and bedsteads. 1991 Light Years (S. Afr.) Feb. 11 A Cape stinkwood and beefwood armoire, dating from the second half of the 18th century. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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