tunun.

/ˈtuːnuː/

Forms: Also tuno, toonu.

Etymology: Carib name in Honduras.

A Central American tree, Castilloa Tunu, Hemsley (N.O. Artocarpaceæ), which yields a non-elastic caoutchouc called tunu gum (or tunu). (Other species produce rubber.)

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1883 D. Morris Colony Brit. Honduras 74 Next to cacao, the most interesting plant found wild in the forests of British Honduras is the indiarubber-tree, called by the natives ‘Toonu’.

1886 Sir J. D. Hooker in Trans. Linn. Soc. 2 209 Three forms or species of Castilloa..two of these are named Ule.., the third is named Tunu, and said to yield a gutta-percha.

1894 Outing 23 354/1 On the smooth bamboo lie thick piles of tuno-bark blankets.

1894 Outing 23 356/2 Tuno gum, with which wicked huleros are wont to adulterate their rubber.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tunu
释义	tunun. /ˈtuːnuː/ Forms: Also tuno, toonu. Etymology: Carib name in Honduras. A Central American tree, Castilloa Tunu, Hemsley (N.O. Artocarpaceæ), which yields a non-elastic caoutchouc called tunu gum (or tunu). (Other species produce rubber.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > rubber trees or plants > [noun] milk-bush1696 hule1846 seringa1847 seringue1850 jintawan1851 gutta-percha1860 taban1861 melkbos1862 rubber plant1863 palay1866 Honduras rubber1870 hevea1878 tunu1883 black rubber vine1887 guayule1906 kok-saghyz1932 1883 D. Morris Colony Brit. Honduras 74 Next to cacao, the most interesting plant found wild in the forests of British Honduras is the indiarubber-tree, called by the natives ‘Toonu’. 1886 Sir J. D. Hooker in Trans. Linn. Soc. 2 209 Three forms or species of Castilloa..two of these are named Ule.., the third is named Tunu, and said to yield a gutta-percha. 1894 Outing 23 354/1 On the smooth bamboo lie thick piles of tuno-bark blankets. 1894 Outing 23 356/2 Tuno gum, with which wicked huleros are wont to adulterate their rubber. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1883
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