Malusn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmeɪləs/,

/ˈmɑːləs/, U.S.

/ˈmɑləs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mālus.

Etymology: < classical Latin mālus apple tree (see male n.²).

A plant of the genus Malus (family Rosaceae), which consists of deciduous trees and shrubs grown ornamentally and for their fruit (apples and crab apples) in the temperate zones of both hemispheres; (in form Malus) the genus itself.Adopted as a genus name in J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 634.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754) II.

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1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Malus, the Apple-tree.

1741 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) sig. Uuuu2^v/1 Malus, the apple tree.

1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) Malus... Dr. Linnæus has joined the Pear, Apple, and Quince together, making them all of the same Genus.

1901 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: N–Q 1469/2 Although Pyrus and Malus are very closely related botanically, they hold their distinctions with much persistency and do not interhybridize. Many writers prefer to keep the genera distinct.

1960 F. C. Stern Chalk Garden xiv. 146 There are a number of malus which do well on these soils... The one with the finest fruit, bright red small round apples, was raised from seed given..in 1929.

1981 Oxf. Encycl. Trees of World 187/2 Malus is a genus of 25–30 (35) species of deciduous, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs.

1995 Amateur Gardening 25 Nov. 18/3 Ornamental trees such as acers, malus and prunus are typically the species you may be considering to plant.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Malusn.²

Brit.

/ˈmɑːləs/,

/ˈmaləs/, U.S.

/ˈmɑləs/,

/ˈmæləs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mālus.

Etymology: < classical Latin mālus (see mast n.¹), earliest attested in Cicero denoting a part of the constellation Argo, after ancient Greek ἱστός.

Astronomy. Now historical.

The southern constellation Pyxis.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Pyxis

Pyxis Nautica1774

Malus1845

the Mast1883

Pyx1922

1679 E. Halley Catalogus Stellarum Australium sig. B4^v Argo Navis... In medio mali duarum.]

1845 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1844 41 As regards the southern constellations, the following are the principles proposed to be adhered to: viz...5°. That Argo be divided into four separate constellations, as partly contemplated by Lacaille; retaining his designations of Carina, Puppis and Vela; and substituting the term Malus for Pixis Nautica, since it contains four of Ptolemy's stars that are placed by him in the mast of the ship.

1937 A. P. Norton Star Atlas (ed. 6) 1 La Caille..sub-divided the unwieldly Argo into Carina, Malus (now Pyxis), Puppis, and Vela.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malus
释义	Malusn.¹ Brit. /ˈmeɪləs/, /ˈmɑːləs/, U.S. /ˈmɑləs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mālus. Etymology: < classical Latin mālus apple tree (see male n.²). A plant of the genus Malus (family Rosaceae), which consists of deciduous trees and shrubs grown ornamentally and for their fruit (apples and crab apples) in the temperate zones of both hemispheres; (in form Malus) the genus itself.Adopted as a genus name in J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 634.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754) II. ΚΠ 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Malus, the Apple-tree. 1741 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) sig. Uuuu2^v/1 Malus, the apple tree. 1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) Malus... Dr. Linnæus has joined the Pear, Apple, and Quince together, making them all of the same Genus. 1901 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: N–Q 1469/2 Although Pyrus and Malus are very closely related botanically, they hold their distinctions with much persistency and do not interhybridize. Many writers prefer to keep the genera distinct. 1960 F. C. Stern Chalk Garden xiv. 146 There are a number of malus which do well on these soils... The one with the finest fruit, bright red small round apples, was raised from seed given..in 1929. 1981 Oxf. Encycl. Trees of World 187/2 Malus is a genus of 25–30 (35) species of deciduous, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. 1995 Amateur Gardening 25 Nov. 18/3 Ornamental trees such as acers, malus and prunus are typically the species you may be considering to plant. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Malusn.² Brit. /ˈmɑːləs/, /ˈmaləs/, U.S. /ˈmɑləs/, /ˈmæləs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mālus. Etymology: < classical Latin mālus (see mast n.¹), earliest attested in Cicero denoting a part of the constellation Argo, after ancient Greek ἱστός. Astronomy. Now historical. The southern constellation Pyxis. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Pyxis Pyxis Nautica1774 Malus1845 the Mast1883 Pyx1922 1679 E. Halley Catalogus Stellarum Australium sig. B4^v Argo Navis... In medio mali duarum.] 1845 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1844 41 As regards the southern constellations, the following are the principles proposed to be adhered to: viz...5°. That Argo be divided into four separate constellations, as partly contemplated by Lacaille; retaining his designations of Carina, Puppis and Vela; and substituting the term Malus for Pixis Nautica, since it contains four of Ptolemy's stars that are placed by him in the mast of the ship. 1937 A. P. Norton Star Atlas (ed. 6) 1 La Caille..sub-divided the unwieldly Argo into Carina, Malus (now Pyxis), Puppis, and Vela. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1706n.²1845
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