girl's mercuryn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəːlz ˌməːkjᵿri/, U.S.

/ˈɡərlz ˌmərkjəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: girl n., mercury n.

Etymology: < the genitive of girl n. + mercury n. (compare mercury n. 10), so called on account of the plant's supposed property of inducing the generation of female children. Compare Hellenistic Greek θηλυγόνον ( > classical Latin thēlygonon (Pliny)), use as noun (short for ϕύλλον θηλυγόνον ) of neuter of θηλυγόνος promoting the conception of females (compare quot. 1578). Compare boy's mercury n.

Now historical and rare.

The male of either of two plants of the genus Mercurialis, M. tomentosa and M. annua, formerly supposed to have the property of inducing the generation of female children.

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mercurya1398

baron's mercury1578

boy's mercury1578

girl's mercury1578

maiden mercury1578

French mercury1597

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lii. 78 Phyllon... The male is called ἀρρενογόνον, whiche may be Englished Barons Mercury or Phyllon, or Boyes Mercury or Phyllon. And the female is called in Greeke θηλυγόνον: and this kinde may be called in English Gyrles Phyllon or Mercury, Daughters Phyllon, or Mayden Mercury.

1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Girl's Mercury. The male plant of Mercurialis annua.., erroneously believed by older writers to be the female.

1911 Amer. Naturalist 45 494 Boy's mercury was the name applied to the female plant of M. annua, girl's mercury the name given to the plant with staminate flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	girls mercury
释义	girl's mercuryn. Brit. /ˈɡəːlz ˌməːkjᵿri/, U.S. /ˈɡərlz ˌmərkjəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: girl n., mercury n. Etymology: < the genitive of girl n. + mercury n. (compare mercury n. 10), so called on account of the plant's supposed property of inducing the generation of female children. Compare Hellenistic Greek θηλυγόνον ( > classical Latin thēlygonon (Pliny)), use as noun (short for ϕύλλον θηλυγόνον ) of neuter of θηλυγόνος promoting the conception of females (compare quot. 1578). Compare boy's mercury n. Now historical and rare. The male of either of two plants of the genus Mercurialis, M. tomentosa and M. annua, formerly supposed to have the property of inducing the generation of female children. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Euphorbiaceae (spurges and allies) > [noun] > annual mercury mercurya1398 baron's mercury1578 boy's mercury1578 girl's mercury1578 maiden mercury1578 French mercury1597 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lii. 78 Phyllon... The male is called ἀρρενογόνον, whiche may be Englished Barons Mercury or Phyllon, or Boyes Mercury or Phyllon. And the female is called in Greeke θηλυγόνον: and this kinde may be called in English Gyrles Phyllon or Mercury, Daughters Phyllon, or Mayden Mercury. 1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Girl's Mercury. The male plant of Mercurialis annua.., erroneously believed by older writers to be the female. 1911 Amer. Naturalist 45 494 Boy's mercury was the name applied to the female plant of M. annua, girl's mercury the name given to the plant with staminate flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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