day-flowern.

Brit.

/ˈdeɪˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈdeɪˌflaʊər/

Forms: see day n. and flower n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., flower n.

Etymology: < day n. + flower n. With sense (a) compare slightly earlier daylily n. and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry. With sense (b) compare classical Latin ephēmerum , ephēmeron and its etymon ancient Greek ἐϕήμερον (see ephemeron n.); compare ephemeron n. 3.

Any of various plants having short-lived flowers (typically lasting for a single day); spec. †(a) = daylily n. (obsolete); (b) a spiderwort, esp. of the genus Commelina. Also (chiefly in figurative contexts): a flower of this nature.

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day-flower1601

spiderwort1629

Tradescantia1757

oyster plant1811

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Inventorie sig. A/2 Of sweet Trifolie, of Thyme, the wild yellow Lillie Hemerocallis or the Day flower, of Elecampane and Sothernwood.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 585 For what els hath given Poets occasion and induced them to call the life of man a day-flower [Fr. iournaliere; Gk. ἐϕήμερα], unstable, unconstant and uncerteine..but the imbecillitie..of the flesh?

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 99/2 The Virginian Spiderwort..may be called the Day Flower, for it opens in the day, and closes in the night.

1711 J. Hildrop Treat. Three Evils ii. 46 These, like Day-flowers, make the greatest Shew.

1794 W. Forsyth Bot. Nomenclator Eng. Index Day flower, Commelina.

1810 Encycl. Londinensis III. 247/2 It [sc. the corolla] is monopetalous, or of one petal, in bindweed and primrose; dipetalous, of two, in day-flower and enchanter's nightshade.

1827 E. A. Poe Tamerlane 21 Let life, then, as the day-flow'r, fall—The trancient, passionate day-flow'r, Withering at the ev'ning hour.

1835 T. Moore Poet. Wks. 357/1 Woman's faith is like her brightness, Fading as fast as rainbows or day-flowers.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Day-flower, an American name for Commelyna.

1900 N. Blanchan Nature's Garden 3 In the morning we find the day-flower [sc. Commelina virginica] open and alert-looking, owing to the sharp, erect bracts that give it support; after noon..the lovely petals roll up, never to open again.

1941 F. L. Mulford House Plants 21 Commelina nudiflora, also known as creeping day-flower, is green-leaved and has blue flowers.

1990 National Gardening Apr. 51/2 I have seeds of..dayflower (Commelina).

2004 C. Lamb From Ends of Earth 49/1 To remind me of Linnaeus.., the immemorial paterfamilias of plants, I grow a very special plant called Commelina dianthifolia, also known as Widow's Tears or Dayflower.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	day-flower
释义	day-flowern. Brit. /ˈdeɪˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈdeɪˌflaʊər/ Forms: see day n. and flower n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., flower n. Etymology: < day n. + flower n. With sense (a) compare slightly earlier daylily n. and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry. With sense (b) compare classical Latin ephēmerum , ephēmeron and its etymon ancient Greek ἐϕήμερον (see ephemeron n.); compare ephemeron n. 3. Any of various plants having short-lived flowers (typically lasting for a single day); spec. †(a) = daylily n. (obsolete); (b) a spiderwort, esp. of the genus Commelina. Also (chiefly in figurative contexts): a flower of this nature. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Commelinaceae > [noun] > spiderwort day-flower1601 spiderwort1629 Tradescantia1757 oyster plant1811 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Inventorie sig. A/2 Of sweet Trifolie, of Thyme, the wild yellow Lillie Hemerocallis or the Day flower, of Elecampane and Sothernwood. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 585 For what els hath given Poets occasion and induced them to call the life of man a day-flower [Fr. iournaliere; Gk. ἐϕήμερα], unstable, unconstant and uncerteine..but the imbecillitie..of the flesh? 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 99/2 The Virginian Spiderwort..may be called the Day Flower, for it opens in the day, and closes in the night. 1711 J. Hildrop Treat. Three Evils ii. 46 These, like Day-flowers, make the greatest Shew. 1794 W. Forsyth Bot. Nomenclator Eng. Index Day flower, Commelina. 1810 Encycl. Londinensis III. 247/2 It [sc. the corolla] is monopetalous, or of one petal, in bindweed and primrose; dipetalous, of two, in day-flower and enchanter's nightshade. 1827 E. A. Poe Tamerlane 21 Let life, then, as the day-flow'r, fall—The trancient, passionate day-flow'r, Withering at the ev'ning hour. 1835 T. Moore Poet. Wks. 357/1 Woman's faith is like her brightness, Fading as fast as rainbows or day-flowers. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Day-flower, an American name for Commelyna. 1900 N. Blanchan Nature's Garden 3 In the morning we find the day-flower [sc. Commelina virginica] open and alert-looking, owing to the sharp, erect bracts that give it support; after noon..the lovely petals roll up, never to open again. 1941 F. L. Mulford House Plants 21 Commelina nudiflora, also known as creeping day-flower, is green-leaved and has blue flowers. 1990 National Gardening Apr. 51/2 I have seeds of..dayflower (Commelina). 2004 C. Lamb From Ends of Earth 49/1 To remind me of Linnaeus.., the immemorial paterfamilias of plants, I grow a very special plant called Commelina dianthifolia, also known as Widow's Tears or Dayflower. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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