musk-tree

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


The name is applied to Marleavitiense, Benth., N.O. Cornaceae, with edible nuts,which is not endemic in Australia, and to two native trees ofthe N.O. Compositae – – Aster argophyllus, Labill.,called also Musk-wood, from the scent of the timber;and Aster viscosus, Labill., called also the DwarfMusk-tree.

1848. Letter by Mrs. Perry, given in Canon Goodman's `Churchin Victoria during the Episcopate of Bishop Perry,' p. 71:

«Also there is some pretty underwood, a good deal of themusk-tree – – which is very different from our musk-plant, growingquite into a shrub and having a leaf like the laurel in shape.»

1888. Mrs. M'Cann, `Poetical Works,' p. 143:

«The musk-tree scents the evening air

Far down the leafy vale.»

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