green snaken.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːn ˌsneɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɡrin ˌsneɪk/

Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and snake n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., snake n.

Etymology: < green adj. + snake n.

1. Either of two slender North American colubrid snakes of the genus Opheodrys, which have large eyes and green bodies with yellowish undersides.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus Opheodrys > opheodrys vernalis (green snake)

green snake1699

grass snake1720

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus Opheodrys > opheodrys aestivus

green snake1699

summer snake1802

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. ii. 63 The green Snakes are no bigger about than a Man's Thumb, yet 4 or 5 foot long: The Backs are of a very lively green Colour.

1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 132 Green-Snakes are very small, tho' pretty.

1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 275 The green snake is a beautiful innocent creature.

1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VII. 84 Green Snake..common through most of the U.S...; long, slender, and entirely harmless.

1960 H. S. Zim Guide to Everglades 33 Green snake of this area is the rough species, marked by a ridge on each of its scales.

2001 Pheasants Forever Summer 65/1 The Blandings Turtle, once fairly common, and the Western Smooth Green Snake live on Kirchner.

2. Any of several plants regarded as resembling a green snake; esp. any of various cacti belonging (or formerly belonging) to the genus Cereus, having snake-like stems (also green snake cactus). Now rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti

hedgehog thistle1597

Opuntia1601

mescal1709

Barbados gooseberry1756

night-flowering cereus1789

vygebosch1795

night-blooming cereus1799

rhipsalis1819

pigface1830

window plant1838

old man cactus1845

cholla1846

fish-hook cactus1846

spleenwort1846

epiphyllum1858

old man's head1858

rainbow cactus1860

green snake1864

torchwood1866

queen of the night1870

vingerpol1875

nipple cactus1876

niggerhead1877

rat's tail cactus1878

rat-tail cactus1878

Christmas cactus1880

barrel cactus1881

peyote1885

mistletoe cactus1889

schlumbergera1898

pincushion1940

opuntioid1944

1864 Gardener's Monthly Aug. 236/2 We look with expectant eyes to the place where we last saw our ‘green snake’. Behold! growing out from the stem a large flower of dazzling beauty appears.

1883 A. J. Adderley Fisheries Bahamas 17 One of the most remarkable of them [sc. air-plants] is the green-snake, which looks exactly like a long serpent made of coloured india-rubber.

1901 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 33 212 (table) Cereus triangularis. Green Snake... Cereus flagelliformis. Small Green Snake.

1933 House & Garden Jan. 62/2 The stark white archway of the gate will have blackish green snake Cactus (night-blooming Cereus) clinging to it and amazing the night with its luminous white blossoms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	green snake
释义	green snaken. Brit. /ˈɡriːn ˌsneɪk/, U.S. /ˈɡrin ˌsneɪk/ Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and snake n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., snake n. Etymology: < green adj. + snake n. 1. Either of two slender North American colubrid snakes of the genus Opheodrys, which have large eyes and green bodies with yellowish undersides. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus Opheodrys > opheodrys vernalis (green snake) green snake1699 grass snake1720 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus Opheodrys > opheodrys aestivus green snake1699 summer snake1802 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. ii. 63 The green Snakes are no bigger about than a Man's Thumb, yet 4 or 5 foot long: The Backs are of a very lively green Colour. 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 132 Green-Snakes are very small, tho' pretty. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 275 The green snake is a beautiful innocent creature. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VII. 84 Green Snake..common through most of the U.S...; long, slender, and entirely harmless. 1960 H. S. Zim Guide to Everglades 33 Green snake of this area is the rough species, marked by a ridge on each of its scales. 2001 Pheasants Forever Summer 65/1 The Blandings Turtle, once fairly common, and the Western Smooth Green Snake live on Kirchner. 2. Any of several plants regarded as resembling a green snake; esp. any of various cacti belonging (or formerly belonging) to the genus Cereus, having snake-like stems (also green snake cactus). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1864 Gardener's Monthly Aug. 236/2 We look with expectant eyes to the place where we last saw our ‘green snake’. Behold! growing out from the stem a large flower of dazzling beauty appears. 1883 A. J. Adderley Fisheries Bahamas 17 One of the most remarkable of them [sc. air-plants] is the green-snake, which looks exactly like a long serpent made of coloured india-rubber. 1901 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 33 212 (table) Cereus triangularis. Green Snake... Cereus flagelliformis. Small Green Snake. 1933 House & Garden Jan. 62/2 The stark white archway of the gate will have blackish green snake Cactus (night-blooming Cereus) clinging to it and amazing the night with its luminous white blossoms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1699
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