单词 | corymbiferous |
释义 | corymbiferousadj. 1. literal. Bearing corymbs; spec. belonging to the Corymbiferæ, a sub-order of Composite plants, having the florets of the disk tubular and perfect, and those of the ray, when present, ligulate.Although many of the Corymbiferæ, as tansy, milfoil, the Asters, Senecios, Cinerarias, etc. bear their heads of flowers in typical ‘corymbs’ (in the modern sense), the name goes back to the earlier botanical sense of corymbus: see corymb n. 1 note. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [adjective] intubaceous1657 corymbiferous1682 intybous1682 planifolious1687 cichoraceous1696 syngenesious1753 composite1832 syngenesian1840 cynareous1846 cynaraceous1847 synantherous1849 homocarpous1854 plecolepidous1858 compositous1859 synanthereous1859 asteraceous1876 cynaroid1882 tubulifloral1882 tubiflorous1888 tubuliflorous1891 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. ii. iv. 170 To the Corymbiferous Kind, as Tansy, Chamemile, and the like. 1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 285 The Corymbiferous, that are not Pappose, these have either a radiated, or a naked Flower. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 115/1 Corimbiferous Flowers..made of thrums, without any circle of leaves. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Corymbiferous Plants (among Herbalists) are such as have a compound discous Flower, but their Seeds have no Down sticking to them: Of this kind is the Daisy, Camomile, etc. 1731–59 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) Corymbiferous Plants..Mr. Ray distinguishes them into such as have a radiate Flower, as the Sun-Flower, the Marygold, etc. and such as have a naked Flower, as the Lavender Cotton and Tansey. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 248/2 We might instance the flower of any corymbiferous plant. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. xiii. 428 A shrub ten or fifteen feet high, of the corymbiferous family. 2. See quots. (Not an English use.) ΚΠ 1657 Physical Dict. Corymbiferous, bearing berries. 1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Corymbiferous,..that beareth Berries like Ivy. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Corymbiferous, bearing fruit or berries in bunches. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1657 |
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