1890. A. J. Vogan, `The Black Police,' p. 209:
"The stinging-tree, . . . the most terrible of all vegetable growths. This horrible guardian of the Queensland jungle stands from five to fifteen feet in height, and has a general appearance somewhat similar to that of a small mulberry-tree. Their peculiarly soft and inviting aspect is caused by an almost invisible coating of microscopic cillia, and it is to these that the dangerous characteristics of the plant are due. The unhappy wanderer in these wilds, who allows any part of his body to come in contact with those beautiful, inviting tongues of green, soon finds them veritable tongues of fire, and it will be weeks, perhaps months, ere the scorching agony occasioned by their sting is entirely eradicated."
<hw>Sting-moth</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian moth, <i>Doratifera vulnerans</i>. The larva has at each end of the body four tubercles bearing stinging hairs. (`Standard.')
<hw>Stinkwood</hw>, <i>n</i>. The name is given to various woods in different parts of the world, from their unpleasant smell. In Tasmania, it is applied to the timber of <i>Zieria smithii</i>, Andr., <i>N.O. Rutaceae</i>.
1832. J. Bischoff, `Van Diemen's Land,' p. 175:
"The timber in this district I found to be principally myrtle, sassafras, and stinkwood."
<hw>Stint</hw>, <i>n</i>. English bird-name. The Australian species are—
Curlew Stint—
<i>Tringa subarquata</i>, Gmel.
Little S.—
<i>T. ruficollis</i>.
Sharp-tailed S.—
<i>T. acuminata</i>, Horsf.