Alexander's Footn.

Brit.

/ˌalᵻɡˈzɑːndəz ˌfʊt/,

/ˌalᵻɡˈzandəz ˌfʊt/, U.S.

/ˌæləɡˈzændərz ˌfʊt/

Forms: 1500s Alexanders foote, 1600s–1700s 1900s– Alexander's foot.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Alexander , foot n.

Etymology: < the genitive of Alexander + foot n., after Middle French pied d'Alexandre (1547 or earlier); so called because it was supposed to have a root shaped like a foot, although the reason for the allusion to Alexander (presumably Alexander the Great) is unclear. Compare post-classical Latin pes Alexandrinus (1564 or earlier).

Now historical and rare.

The pellitory of Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum, which was supposed to have a root shaped like a foot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > pellitory of Spain

asterionc1000

pyrethrumOE

pelletera1400

pellitory1526

bertram1578

spittle-wort1580

Alexander's Foot1597

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant

hyssopc1000

sionc1000

tunhoofc1000

poppyOE

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orobusa1398

tithymala1400

tutsana1400

Thapsiac1400

melissa?a1425

hallelujahc1425

turmeric1538

succory1541

balin1546

English treacle1548

treacle mustard1548

rhabarb1558

Thlaspi1562

treacle clover1562

holy herb1567

lungwort1578

solanum1578

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neezing wort1591

Alexander's Foot1597

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nip1651

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Algerian tea1728

Australian tea1728

strongback1739

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fever grass1875

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 619 In French Pied d'Alexandre, that is to saie, Pes Alexandrinus, or Alexanders foote.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Alexander's Foot, a Plant, whose Root resembles a foot.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 46/2 There is still another sort of Pellitory, which the French call Alexander's Foot, and is the tufted Pellitory.

1978 Eng. Hist. Rev. 93 438 Henry Lillyngstone..incurred a severe penance for dispensing a concoction of Horehound, Alexander's Foot, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alexanders foot
释义	Alexander's Footn. Brit. /ˌalᵻɡˈzɑːndəz ˌfʊt/, /ˌalᵻɡˈzandəz ˌfʊt/, U.S. /ˌæləɡˈzændərz ˌfʊt/ Forms: 1500s Alexanders foote, 1600s–1700s 1900s– Alexander's foot. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Alexander , foot n. Etymology: < the genitive of Alexander + foot n., after Middle French pied d'Alexandre (1547 or earlier); so called because it was supposed to have a root shaped like a foot, although the reason for the allusion to Alexander (presumably Alexander the Great) is unclear. Compare post-classical Latin pes Alexandrinus (1564 or earlier). Now historical and rare. The pellitory of Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum, which was supposed to have a root shaped like a foot. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > pellitory of Spain asterionc1000 pyrethrumOE pelletera1400 pellitory1526 bertram1578 spittle-wort1580 Alexander's Foot1597 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant hyssopc1000 sionc1000 tunhoofc1000 poppyOE camomilea1300 orobusa1398 tithymala1400 tutsana1400 Thapsiac1400 melissa?a1425 hallelujahc1425 turmeric1538 succory1541 balin1546 English treacle1548 treacle mustard1548 rhabarb1558 Thlaspi1562 treacle clover1562 holy herb1567 lungwort1578 solanum1578 lightwort1587 neezing wort1591 Alexander's Foot1597 burst-wort1597 symphonia1597 wound-herb1597 leper's herb1600 all bones1633 schoenanth1633 nip1651 wound-shrub1659 hermodact1678 jusquiam1727 Algerian tea1728 Australian tea1728 strongback1739 silphium1753 belladonna1788 foxglove1801 ledum1822 yercum1826 lungs of oak1856 strong man's weed1864 conium1866 short-long1871 fever grass1875 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 619 In French Pied d'Alexandre, that is to saie, Pes Alexandrinus, or Alexanders foote. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Alexander's Foot, a Plant, whose Root resembles a foot. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 46/2 There is still another sort of Pellitory, which the French call Alexander's Foot, and is the tufted Pellitory. 1978 Eng. Hist. Rev. 93 438 Henry Lillyngstone..incurred a severe penance for dispensing a concoction of Horehound, Alexander's Foot, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1597
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