hen's footn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnz fʊt/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnz ˌfʊt/

Forms:

α. 1500s hennes foote, 1600s hens feet, 1700s–1800s hens foot, 1900s– hen's foot.

β. 1500s hen foote.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, foot n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of hen n.¹ + foot n. In β. forms < hen n.¹ + foot n. Named with reference to the supposed resemblance of the divided leaves of these plants to a hen's claws.Notes on senses. In sense 1 after classical Latin pes gallinaceus (Pliny); compare Middle French pied de geline (1557 in the passage translated in quot. 1578 at sense 1, itself translating Pliny's Latin). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin pes pulli, frequently from 12th cent. in British sources, denoting various plants. Note on forms. The form hens feet at α. forms reflects the plural of foot n.

†1. Any of several herbaceous plants of (or formerly included in) the genera Corydalis and Fumaria (family Papaveraceae); esp. the climbing corydalis, Ceratocapnos claviculata. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > climbing fumitory

hen's foot1578

climbing fumitory1670

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xv. 24 Called..Hedge Fumeterre, and Hennes foote [Fr. le Pied de geline]... Henfoote or hedge Fumeterre..is a singular medicine against the weakenesse of the sight.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxv. xiii. 236 The first Capnos, which in Latine is commonly called Pedes Gallinacei, i. hens feet.

2. Any of various herbaceous plants of (or formerly included in) the genus Caucalis (family Apiaceae); esp. bur parsley, Caucalis platycarpos. Also with distinguishing word.small hen's foot: see the first element.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > bur-parsley

bastard parsley1548

hen's foot1597

hedge parsley1633

bur-parsley1865

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 868 In English bastard Parsley, and Hennes foote.

1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 156 Hensfoot... Caucalis.

1883 Midland Naturalist 6 42 Fine-leaved Hensfoot. Small Caucalis. Colonist: In cultivated fields, in Lias soils.

1907 75th Ann. Rep. Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Soc. 61 The hen's-foot (Caucalis daucoides) was described as an alien, and one of the rarest plants of the district.

2001 C. A. Wright Mediterranean Veg. 96/2 Two other species are C. anthriscus, known as hedge parsley, and C. daucoides, known as hen's foot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hens foot
释义	hen's footn. Brit. /ˈhɛnz fʊt/, U.S. /ˈhɛnz ˌfʊt/ Forms: α. 1500s hennes foote, 1600s hens feet, 1700s–1800s hens foot, 1900s– hen's foot. β. 1500s hen foote. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, foot n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of hen n.¹ + foot n. In β. forms < hen n.¹ + foot n. Named with reference to the supposed resemblance of the divided leaves of these plants to a hen's claws.Notes on senses. In sense 1 after classical Latin pes gallinaceus (Pliny); compare Middle French pied de geline (1557 in the passage translated in quot. 1578 at sense 1, itself translating Pliny's Latin). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin pes pulli, frequently from 12th cent. in British sources, denoting various plants. Note on forms. The form hens feet at α. forms reflects the plural of foot n. †1. Any of several herbaceous plants of (or formerly included in) the genera Corydalis and Fumaria (family Papaveraceae); esp. the climbing corydalis, Ceratocapnos claviculata. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > climbing fumitory hen's foot1578 climbing fumitory1670 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xv. 24 Called..Hedge Fumeterre, and Hennes foote [Fr. le Pied de geline]... Henfoote or hedge Fumeterre..is a singular medicine against the weakenesse of the sight. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxv. xiii. 236 The first Capnos, which in Latine is commonly called Pedes Gallinacei, i. hens feet. 2. Any of various herbaceous plants of (or formerly included in) the genus Caucalis (family Apiaceae); esp. bur parsley, Caucalis platycarpos. Also with distinguishing word.small hen's foot: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > bur-parsley bastard parsley1548 hen's foot1597 hedge parsley1633 bur-parsley1865 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 868 In English bastard Parsley, and Hennes foote. 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 156 Hensfoot... Caucalis. 1883 Midland Naturalist 6 42 Fine-leaved Hensfoot. Small Caucalis. Colonist: In cultivated fields, in Lias soils. 1907 75th Ann. Rep. Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Soc. 61 The hen's-foot (Caucalis daucoides) was described as an alien, and one of the rarest plants of the district. 2001 C. A. Wright Mediterranean Veg. 96/2 Two other species are C. anthriscus, known as hedge parsley, and C. daucoides, known as hen's foot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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