upright yellowwood, noun phrase

Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Calqued on Afrikaans opregte geelhout, opregte genuine, true + geelhout, see geelhout. See also second quotation 1934.
The yellowwood (sense 2 b), Podocarpus latifolius; the wood of this tree. See also yellowwood sense 1.
1887 S.W. Silver & Co.’s Handbk to S. Afr. 133The Upright Yellow-wood is scarce compared with either of those trees (sc. the common yellowwood and the black ironwood).
1887 J.C. Brown Management of Crown Forests 237Timber Valued Standing. Per cubic foot. Upright Yellowwood, £0 0s.3d. Outeniqua, £0 0s. 1d.
1904 D.E. Hutchings in Agric. Jrnl of Cape of G.H. 3Upright Yellow-wood is a smaller, more tapering tree with a broader leaf, rougher bark, and slightly harder timber than Outeniqua Yellow-wood.
1909 George & Knysna Herald 4 Aug. 1The Sleepers shall be supplied from the timber felled during the Government Felling Season for 1909, of the following descriptions: Upright Yellowwood, Outeniqua Yellowwood, White Els, Hard Pear and Saffraan.
1934 Star 17 Mar. (Swart)It (sc. the yellowwood) is plentiful in the forests in several varieties, but the two almost exclusively used are the Outeniqua and the Upright.
1934 C.P. Swart Supplement to Pettman. 181Upright Yellow Wood, This well-known Knysna wood owes its English name to a mistranslation. To distinguish it from the Outeniqua, the old-time Dutch foresters called it ‘Die Opregte’ or genuine yellow-wood. This was literally translated ‘Upright’ and Upright it has been ever since, though lately (probably since the mistake has been recognised) it has been called Real Yellow-wood.
1951 N.L. King Tree-Planting 70Podocarpus latifolius (Upright or real Yellowwood).
1954 U. Van der Spuy Ornamental Shrubs & Trees 189P. latifolius (real or upright yellowwood) is the yellowwood which produced timber much used in cabinet-making, and for floors, ceilings and doors in the early days of the Cape.
The yellowwood (sense 2 b), Podocarpus latifolius; the wood of this tree.
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