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jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
jack-go-to-bed-at-noon n. (a) goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis (cf. go-to-bed-at-noon n. at go v. Compounds 3, John-go-to-bed-at-noon n. at John n. Compounds 1b); (b) star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum (obsolete rare).Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1847 R. Deakin Florigraphia Britannica III. 1020 From the remarkable circumstance of the flowers closing at or before noon, however fine and cloudless the day may be, it has obtained the name amongst the country people of Jack go to Bed at Noon.
1885 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 178 Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, the plant Ornithogalum umbellatum, which closes its flowers very early in the day.
1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 360/1 The Goat's Beard opens its blossoms at daybreak and closes them before noon, except in cloudy weather, hence its old country name of ‘Noon-flower’ and ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’.
1951 W. de la Mare Winged Chariot 9 How punctual they!.. As testifies ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’.
2004 Wildlife News May 9/1 How rewarding to harvest home grown food, including native vegetables such as ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’ known commonly as goat's-beard and its daisy flower-like relatives—knowing there are no toxic residues.
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