meadow fernn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛdəʊ fəːn/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdoʊ ˌfərn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meadow n., fern n.¹

Etymology: < meadow n. + fern n.¹

U.S.

1. regional. Either of two fragrant shrubs of the family Myricaceae, the bog myrtle, Myrica gale, of Eurasia and North America, and the closely allied sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina, of eastern North America.

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galec1000

Dutch myrtle1597

sweet willow1597

gow1598

sweet-gale1640

candle-tree1692

candleberry tree1731

tallow shrub1770

myrica1791

wax-tree1791

wax-plant1801

wax-myrtle1813

Comptonia1823

tallow-bush1835

wax-berry1835

sweet fern1849

bog myrtle1866

meadow fern1876

flea-wood1892

1876 C. E. Hobbs Bot. Hand-bk. 73 Meadow fern,—Myrica gale.

1889 Cent. Dict. at Fern Sweet or meadow-fern, the Myrica Comptonia (or Comptonia asplenifolia), a myricaceous shrub of North America.

1930 A. F. Sievers Amer. Medicinal Plants 55 Sweet-fern..fern bush, meadow fern.

1958 M. L. Fernald & A. C. Kinsey Edible Wild Plants Eastern N. Amer. 146 The leaves [of sweet gale]..are in much repute in country districts in northern Maine (under the name ‘Meadow-Fern’ as a cure for colds and catarrh, popular with children..).

1971 A. Krochmal et al. Guide Medicinal Plants Appalachia 102 Comptonia peregrina..meadow fern.

1974 N. Coon Dict. Useful Plants 190 Myrica gale..meadow-fern. A widely spread plant in North America, it is a low shrub growing on moist peaty soils.

2. The marsh fern, Thelypteris palustris, esp. the North American variety T. palustris var. pubescens.

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meadow fern1900

1824 J. Bigelow Florula Bostoniensis (ed. 2) 390 Meadow shield fern... Common in low, moist grounds, about the edges of meadows and swamps.]

1900 A. B. Lyons Plant Names 141 D[ryopteris] Thelypteris... Marsh, Meadow or Swamp Fern.

1950 M. L. Fernald Gray's Man. Bot. (ed. 8) 33 D[ryopteris] Thelypteris..var. pubescens..Meadow-Fern.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1246/1 Fern, Meadow, Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meadow fern
释义	meadow fernn. Brit. /ˈmɛdəʊ fəːn/, U.S. /ˈmɛdoʊ ˌfərn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meadow n., fern n.¹ Etymology: < meadow n. + fern n.¹ U.S. 1. regional. Either of two fragrant shrubs of the family Myricaceae, the bog myrtle, Myrica gale, of Eurasia and North America, and the closely allied sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina, of eastern North America. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > myrica and allies > [noun] galec1000 Dutch myrtle1597 sweet willow1597 gow1598 sweet-gale1640 candle-tree1692 candleberry tree1731 tallow shrub1770 myrica1791 wax-tree1791 wax-plant1801 wax-myrtle1813 Comptonia1823 tallow-bush1835 wax-berry1835 sweet fern1849 bog myrtle1866 meadow fern1876 flea-wood1892 1876 C. E. Hobbs Bot. Hand-bk. 73 Meadow fern,—Myrica gale. 1889 Cent. Dict. at Fern Sweet or meadow-fern, the Myrica Comptonia (or Comptonia asplenifolia), a myricaceous shrub of North America. 1930 A. F. Sievers Amer. Medicinal Plants 55 Sweet-fern..fern bush, meadow fern. 1958 M. L. Fernald & A. C. Kinsey Edible Wild Plants Eastern N. Amer. 146 The leaves [of sweet gale]..are in much repute in country districts in northern Maine (under the name ‘Meadow-Fern’ as a cure for colds and catarrh, popular with children..). 1971 A. Krochmal et al. Guide Medicinal Plants Appalachia 102 Comptonia peregrina..meadow fern. 1974 N. Coon Dict. Useful Plants 190 Myrica gale..meadow-fern. A widely spread plant in North America, it is a low shrub growing on moist peaty soils. 2. The marsh fern, Thelypteris palustris, esp. the North American variety T. palustris var. pubescens. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] meadow fern1900 1824 J. Bigelow Florula Bostoniensis (ed. 2) 390 Meadow shield fern... Common in low, moist grounds, about the edges of meadows and swamps.] 1900 A. B. Lyons Plant Names 141 D[ryopteris] Thelypteris... Marsh, Meadow or Swamp Fern. 1950 M. L. Fernald Gray's Man. Bot. (ed. 8) 33 D[ryopteris] Thelypteris..var. pubescens..Meadow-Fern. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1246/1 Fern, Meadow, Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876
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