英语词汇“west indian cedar”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

3. Applied, with or without distinguishing epithet, to various trees more or less resembling the true cedar: including species of Cedrela, Juniperus, Thuja, Cupressus, Pinus, etc.: e.g. Barbados cedar, Canary cedar, pencil-wood cedar, prickly cedar, Virginia red cedar, white cedar, which are species of Juniper; Barbados bastard cedar, Brazilian cedar, Chinese cedar, falsa cedar, Honduras cedar, Jamaica cedar, red Australian cedar, Singapore cedar, West Indian cedar, which are species of Cedrela; British Columbian cedar, Californian cedar, white cedar, which are Thujas; Bussaco cedar, Goa cedar, Oregon white cedar, Port Orford white cedar, which are Cypresses. bastard cedar n. in different countries, applied to species of Cedrela, Dysoxylon, Guazuma, Icica. The ‘cedar’ used for black lead pencils is the wood of Juniperus bermudiana and virginiana, which also yield oil of cedar. Also Cape cedar n. Widdringtonia juniperoides. Dominica cedar n. Bignonia Leucoxylon. incense cedar n. Libocedrus. Japan cedar n. Cryptomeria japonica. Queensland cedar n. Pentaceras australis. red Californian cedar n. Libocedrus decurrens. Russian cedar n. Pinus Cembra. water cedar n. Chamæcyparis.Bermuda cedar, East Indian cedar: see the first element.

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1702 R. Neve Apopiroscopy i. 26 Above all, is commended, the Oil of Cedar, or that of Juniper.

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 128 Cedar Tree [Juniperus Barbadensis]..It has a reddish, not close but lax, odoriferous wood.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The cedar brought from Barbadoes and Jamaica is a spurious sort. Cedar cups..are made out of the wood of the bastard cedar.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 13 The cedar [Cedrela odorata] and mahogany,..may be raised with little care in all the waste hilly lands.

1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 247 The wood of Juniperus virginiana is commonly used for ‘lead pencils’, under the name of Red Cedar.

1880 Handbk. S. Afr. (S. W. Silver & Co.) (ed. 3) 125 They are patches of Cape Cedar..and this is the only locality in which the tree is found.

West Indian cedar n. a tropical tree, Cedrela odorata (family Meliaceae), found in Central and South America; (also) the light-coloured fragrant timber of this tree, used for making furniture and musical instruments.

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1831 Trans. Soc. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce 48 457 The Cedar of Himalaya. Harder and less odorant than the West Indian cedar; an excellent light wood.

1891 Chemist & Druggist 8 Aug. 221/2 The West Indian cedar (Cedrela odorata, L) is sufficiently abundant to supply the market with any quantity that might be desired, its wood being extensively used for making cigar-boxes.

1902 J. Gifford Pract. Forestry viii. 197 The uses of wood are, in fact, manifold! The desk on which I write is walnut,..the cigar-box on my table is West Indian cedar, my eraser is of rubber.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ii. 42 The British tend to feel that cedars are conifers of the genus Cedrus... But in America a whole range of lovely trees are called ‘cedar’... West Indian cedar is Cedrela, from the Meliaceae, another relative of mahogany.

单词	west indian cedar
释义	> as lemmas West Indian cedar 3. Applied, with or without distinguishing epithet, to various trees more or less resembling the true cedar: including species of Cedrela, Juniperus, Thuja, Cupressus, Pinus, etc.: e.g. Barbados cedar, Canary cedar, pencil-wood cedar, prickly cedar, Virginia red cedar, white cedar, which are species of Juniper; Barbados bastard cedar, Brazilian cedar, Chinese cedar, falsa cedar, Honduras cedar, Jamaica cedar, red Australian cedar, Singapore cedar, West Indian cedar, which are species of Cedrela; British Columbian cedar, Californian cedar, white cedar, which are Thujas; Bussaco cedar, Goa cedar, Oregon white cedar, Port Orford white cedar, which are Cypresses. bastard cedar n. in different countries, applied to species of Cedrela, Dysoxylon, Guazuma, Icica. The ‘cedar’ used for black lead pencils is the wood of Juniperus bermudiana and virginiana, which also yield oil of cedar. Also Cape cedar n. Widdringtonia juniperoides. Dominica cedar n. Bignonia Leucoxylon. incense cedar n. Libocedrus. Japan cedar n. Cryptomeria japonica. Queensland cedar n. Pentaceras australis. red Californian cedar n. Libocedrus decurrens. Russian cedar n. Pinus Cembra. water cedar n. Chamæcyparis.Bermuda cedar, East Indian cedar: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > cedar and allies > [noun] > tree resembling cedar1702 1702 R. Neve Apopiroscopy i. 26 Above all, is commended, the Oil of Cedar, or that of Juniper. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 128 Cedar Tree [Juniperus Barbadensis]..It has a reddish, not close but lax, odoriferous wood. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The cedar brought from Barbadoes and Jamaica is a spurious sort. Cedar cups..are made out of the wood of the bastard cedar. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 13 The cedar [Cedrela odorata] and mahogany,..may be raised with little care in all the waste hilly lands. 1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 247 The wood of Juniperus virginiana is commonly used for ‘lead pencils’, under the name of Red Cedar. 1880 Handbk. S. Afr. (S. W. Silver & Co.) (ed. 3) 125 They are patches of Cape Cedar..and this is the only locality in which the tree is found. extracted from cedarn. West Indian cedar West Indian cedar n. a tropical tree, Cedrela odorata (family Meliaceae), found in Central and South America; (also) the light-coloured fragrant timber of this tree, used for making furniture and musical instruments. ΚΠ 1831 Trans. Soc. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce 48 457 The Cedar of Himalaya. Harder and less odorant than the West Indian cedar; an excellent light wood. 1891 Chemist & Druggist 8 Aug. 221/2 The West Indian cedar (Cedrela odorata, L) is sufficiently abundant to supply the market with any quantity that might be desired, its wood being extensively used for making cigar-boxes. 1902 J. Gifford Pract. Forestry viii. 197 The uses of wood are, in fact, manifold! The desk on which I write is walnut,..the cigar-box on my table is West Indian cedar, my eraser is of rubber. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ii. 42 The British tend to feel that cedars are conifers of the genus Cedrus... But in America a whole range of lovely trees are called ‘cedar’... West Indian cedar is Cedrela, from the Meliaceae, another relative of mahogany. extracted from West Indiann.adj. < as lemmas
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