| 单词 |
pinsapo |
| 释义 |
pinsapo|pɪnˈsæpəʊ| [Sp.] The Spanish fir, Abies pinsapo, belonging to the family Pinaceæ, and native to mountainous regions of southern Spain. Also attrib.
1839Gardener's Mag. XV. 109 He [sc. E. Boissier] first observed the Pinsapo at an altitude of about 4,000 feet. 1852Standish & Noble Pract. Hints Planting Ornamental Trees 47 Abies Pinsapo.—Boissier. (Pinsapo Silver Fir.)... A very beautiful tree..indigenous to the mountains of Grenada. 1877Disraeli Let. 29 July in Monypenny & Buckle Life Disraeli (1920) VI. 171 Yesterday..I had to plant a tree—a pinsapo. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 297/1 Among other characteristic trees [in Spain] are the Spanish pine (Pinus hispanica), the Corsican pine (P. Laricio), the Pinsapo fir (Abies Pinsapo), and the Quercus Tozza. |

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