alumrootn.

Brit.

/ˈaləmruːt/, U.S.

/ˈæləmrut/,

/ˈæləmrʊt/

Forms: see alum n.¹ and root n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alum n.¹, root n.¹

Etymology: < alum n.¹ + root n.¹, with reference to the astringent properties of these roots. Compare German Alaunwurzel spotted geranium ( Geranium maculatum) (1784 or earlier).

North American.

Any of various plants with an astringent root; spec. (a) (in later use frequently with distinguishing word) any of several plants of the genus Heuchera (family Saxifragaceae); (b) the wild geranium, Geranium maculatum. Also: the root of any of these plants or a medicinal preparation made from it.

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alumroot1798

1798 B. S. Barton Coll. Ess. towards Materia Medica U.S. 8 The Heuchera Americana..is more commonly called Alum-Root. The root is a very intense astringent.

1818 T. Nuttall Genera N. Amer. Plants I. 174 Heuchera, Allum-root.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 588 The root of Heuchera americana is so astringent that it is called Alum root.

1881 Peterson’s Mag. Nov. 394/2 It must be borne in mind by mothers, that this species of geranium is called alum root, in many parts of the country.

1905 N. Blanchon Nature's Garden 329 The insignificant little greenish or purplish bell-shaped flowers of the Alum-root (Heuchera Americana).

1943 Cumberland (Maryland) Sunday Times 16 May 10/8 Coral bells are excellent for border planting or the rock garden... They are sometimes called alumroot, and botanically as Heuchera.

1981 V. Kulvinskas et al. Life in 21st Cent. IV. iii. 219 The enemas can be followed by retention enemas of grass juice, or other green juices, as well as herbal teas such as alum root..or white oak bark.

2002 R. Darke Amer. Woodland Garden 274/2 (caption) Autumn alumroot, Heuchera macrorhiza..grows from a distinctive rootstock with creeping one-inch diameter rhizomes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	alumroot
释义	alumrootn. Brit. /ˈaləmruːt/, U.S. /ˈæləmrut/, /ˈæləmrʊt/ Forms: see alum n.¹ and root n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alum n.¹, root n.¹ Etymology: < alum n.¹ + root n.¹, with reference to the astringent properties of these roots. Compare German Alaunwurzel spotted geranium ( Geranium maculatum) (1784 or earlier). North American. Any of various plants with an astringent root; spec. (a) (in later use frequently with distinguishing word) any of several plants of the genus Heuchera (family Saxifragaceae); (b) the wild geranium, Geranium maculatum. Also: the root of any of these plants or a medicinal preparation made from it. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > names applied to various plants or parts > name used for various medicinal roots alumroot1798 1798 B. S. Barton Coll. Ess. towards Materia Medica U.S. 8 The Heuchera Americana..is more commonly called Alum-Root. The root is a very intense astringent. 1818 T. Nuttall Genera N. Amer. Plants I. 174 Heuchera, Allum-root. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 588 The root of Heuchera americana is so astringent that it is called Alum root. 1881 Peterson’s Mag. Nov. 394/2 It must be borne in mind by mothers, that this species of geranium is called alum root, in many parts of the country. 1905 N. Blanchon Nature's Garden 329 The insignificant little greenish or purplish bell-shaped flowers of the Alum-root (Heuchera Americana). 1943 Cumberland (Maryland) Sunday Times 16 May 10/8 Coral bells are excellent for border planting or the rock garden... They are sometimes called alumroot, and botanically as Heuchera. 1981 V. Kulvinskas et al. Life in 21st Cent. IV. iii. 219 The enemas can be followed by retention enemas of grass juice, or other green juices, as well as herbal teas such as alum root..or white oak bark. 2002 R. Darke Amer. Woodland Garden 274/2 (caption) Autumn alumroot, Heuchera macrorhiza..grows from a distinctive rootstock with creeping one-inch diameter rhizomes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798
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