单词 | whip-crop |
释义 | > as lemmaswhip-crop whip-crop n. Brit. , U.S. a local name for several shrubs or trees whose stems are used for whipstocks, as the white-beam ( Pyrus aria) and the wayfaring tree ( Viburnum lantana).ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > names applied to various types of trees or shrubs whitewood1562 yellowwood1583 lightwood1597 redwood1693 hoop-wood1756 stave-wood1778 whistle-wood1825 whip-cropa1850 pepperwood1858 white tree1863 a1850 W. A. Bromfield Flora Vectensis (1856) 167 P[yrus] Aria,..White Beam-tree. Vect. Whipcrop,..The long, straight and very tough shoots are cut for whip-handles by waggoners. a1850 W. A. Bromfield Flora Vectensis (1856) 235 The slender stems [of Viburnum Lantana] are used..for whip-handles,..as might be inferred from the vernacular name of Whipcrop. < as lemmas |
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