Killarneyn.

Brit.

/kᵻˈlɑːni/, U.S.

/kɪˈlɑrni/

Etymology: < the name of Killarney, a town in Co. Kerry, Ireland.

1. Killarney fern n. the bristle fern, Trichomanes radicans, which was formerly abundant in the neighbourhood of Killarney.

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Trichomanes1562

columella1821

bristle-fern1862

Killarney fern1863

1844 E. Newman Hist. Brit. Ferns 313 It has lately been supposed by many excellent botanists, that there are two Irish species of Trichomanes,—the Killarney and the Glouin Caragh plants.]

1863 Fern Manual 160 It is not only a native of Ireland, as the popular name (Killarney Fern) would lead us to believe, but is found also in many other parts of the world.

1888 C. T. Druery Choice Brit. Ferns vi. 59 We have been very successful in the culture of the Killarney Fern.

1891 L. T. Meade Sweet Girl Graduate x. 89 I'll take you into our fern-house... We have got such exquisite maidenhairs, and such a splendid Killarney fern.

1910 C. T. Druery Brit. Ferns 257 In Ireland it has been found so frequently as to have acquired the popular name of the Killarney Fern.

1960 P. Taylor Brit. Ferns & Mosses 88 The Killarney Fern has a most unusual distribution, being found chiefly in the tropics of the Old and New Worlds, with an extension northwards in Europe to the Pyrenees and Ireland.

1973 Times 17 Dec. 2/7 Picking wild plants prohibited in peer's Bill... The 20 flowers are..in danger of extinction... The plants are:..Killarney fern,..Snowdon lily, spiked speedwell, spring gentian, Teesdale sandwort.

2. Geology. The name (see quot. 1924) given to a ‘revolution’ in the Lake Superior country at the close of the Proterozoic era.

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1924 L. V. Pirsson Introd. Geol. i. 502 The Killarney Revolution.

1924 L. V. Pirsson Introd. Geol. i. 508 The Killarney mountains of Ontario.

1924 C. Schuchert Text-bk. Geol. 102 Epi-Proterozoic or Lipalian Interval and peneplanation of continents, Eras: General Terms for Major Divisions, Killarney Revolution. Lake Superior, after Leith, Keweenawan granite. Lake Huron-Michipicoten, after Leith, Killarnean granite.

1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth v. 88

Derivatives

Killarnean adj.

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This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	killarney
释义	Killarneyn. Brit. /kᵻˈlɑːni/, U.S. /kɪˈlɑrni/ Etymology: < the name of Killarney, a town in Co. Kerry, Ireland. 1. Killarney fern n. the bristle fern, Trichomanes radicans, which was formerly abundant in the neighbourhood of Killarney. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > bristle-ferns or parts Trichomanes1562 columella1821 bristle-fern1862 Killarney fern1863 1844 E. Newman Hist. Brit. Ferns 313 It has lately been supposed by many excellent botanists, that there are two Irish species of Trichomanes,—the Killarney and the Glouin Caragh plants.] 1863 Fern Manual 160 It is not only a native of Ireland, as the popular name (Killarney Fern) would lead us to believe, but is found also in many other parts of the world. 1888 C. T. Druery Choice Brit. Ferns vi. 59 We have been very successful in the culture of the Killarney Fern. 1891 L. T. Meade Sweet Girl Graduate x. 89 I'll take you into our fern-house... We have got such exquisite maidenhairs, and such a splendid Killarney fern. 1910 C. T. Druery Brit. Ferns 257 In Ireland it has been found so frequently as to have acquired the popular name of the Killarney Fern. 1960 P. Taylor Brit. Ferns & Mosses 88 The Killarney Fern has a most unusual distribution, being found chiefly in the tropics of the Old and New Worlds, with an extension northwards in Europe to the Pyrenees and Ireland. 1973 Times 17 Dec. 2/7 Picking wild plants prohibited in peer's Bill... The 20 flowers are..in danger of extinction... The plants are:..Killarney fern,..Snowdon lily, spiked speedwell, spring gentian, Teesdale sandwort. 2. Geology. The name (see quot. 1924) given to a ‘revolution’ in the Lake Superior country at the close of the Proterozoic era. ΚΠ 1924 L. V. Pirsson Introd. Geol. i. 502 The Killarney Revolution. 1924 L. V. Pirsson Introd. Geol. i. 508 The Killarney mountains of Ontario. 1924 C. Schuchert Text-bk. Geol. 102 Epi-Proterozoic or Lipalian Interval and peneplanation of continents, Eras: General Terms for Major Divisions, Killarney Revolution. Lake Superior, after Leith, Keweenawan granite. Lake Huron-Michipicoten, after Leith, Killarnean granite. 1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth v. 88 Derivatives Killarnean adj. ΚΠ 1924 C. Schuchert Text-bk. Geol. 102 Epi-Proterozoic or Lipalian Interval and peneplanation of continents, Eras: General Terms for Major Divisions, Killarney Revolution. Lake Superior, after Leith, Keweenawan granite. Lake Huron-Michipicoten, after Leith, Killarnean granite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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