Mertensian.

Brit.

/məːˈtɛnsɪə/,

/məːˈtɛnzɪə/, U.S.

/mərˈtɛnsiə/,

/mərˈtɛnziə/,

/mərˈtɛn(t)ʃ(i)ə/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mertensia, genus name ( A. W. Roth Catalecta Bot. (1797) I. 34) < the name of Franz Karl Mertens (1764–1831), German botanist + -ia -ia suffix¹.

Botany.

A genus of perennial plants of the family Boraginaceae, native to north temperate regions (esp. of North America), and having blue or purplish bell-shaped or trumpet-shaped flowers; (also in form mertensia) a plant of this genus.Notable species of Mertensia include the oyster-plant or sea lungwort, M. maritima, and the Virginia cowslip, M. virginica.

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ribeOE

hound's-tonguec1000

ox-tonguea1325

rotheren tongue?a1350

buglossa1400

dog's tongue?a1425

lungwort1538

anchusa1548

sheep's tongue1552

cowslip of Jerusalem1578

Our Lady's milkwort1578

pulmonaria1578

sage of Jerusalem1578

wild comfrey1578

maiden-lips1589

bugloss cowslip1597

viper's bugloss1597

viper's herb1597

ribbie1607

lithospermon1646

wall bugloss1650

lady's glove1668

Venus's navelwort1678

spotted comfrey1688

cynogloss1705

Jerusalem sage1736

lawn1778

Mertensia1836

stickseed1843

Virginian cowslip1856

bluebell1858

gooseberry fool1858

Jerusalem cowslip1866

borage-wort1882

echium1883

rose noble1886

milksile-

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 1293 List of additional generic names..Mertensia.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 699/1 Lungwort..Smooth. Mertensia.

1895 Gardening Illustr. 31 Aug. 398/1 Other desirable Mertensias are M. sibirica, paniculata, and oblongifolia.

1928 Garden & Home Builder Aug. 540/1 Primulas and Mertensias would be found there too.

1988 P. Wayburn Adventuring in Alaska (rev. ed.) iv. 288 Gardens of wildflowers brighten the tundra swards of the Brooks Range—marsh marigolds, mertensia, potentilla, anemones.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mertensia
释义	Mertensian. Brit. /məːˈtɛnsɪə/, /məːˈtɛnzɪə/, U.S. /mərˈtɛnsiə/, /mərˈtɛnziə/, /mərˈtɛn(t)ʃ(i)ə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mertensia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mertensia, genus name ( A. W. Roth Catalecta Bot. (1797) I. 34) < the name of Franz Karl Mertens (1764–1831), German botanist + -ia -ia suffix¹. Botany. A genus of perennial plants of the family Boraginaceae, native to north temperate regions (esp. of North America), and having blue or purplish bell-shaped or trumpet-shaped flowers; (also in form mertensia) a plant of this genus.Notable species of Mertensia include the oyster-plant or sea lungwort, M. maritima, and the Virginia cowslip, M. virginica. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Boraginaceae (bugloss and allies) > [noun] ribeOE hound's-tonguec1000 ox-tonguea1325 rotheren tongue?a1350 buglossa1400 dog's tongue?a1425 lungwort1538 anchusa1548 sheep's tongue1552 cowslip of Jerusalem1578 Our Lady's milkwort1578 pulmonaria1578 sage of Jerusalem1578 wild comfrey1578 maiden-lips1589 bugloss cowslip1597 viper's bugloss1597 viper's herb1597 ribbie1607 lithospermon1646 wall bugloss1650 lady's glove1668 Venus's navelwort1678 spotted comfrey1688 cynogloss1705 Jerusalem sage1736 lawn1778 Mertensia1836 stickseed1843 Virginian cowslip1856 bluebell1858 gooseberry fool1858 Jerusalem cowslip1866 borage-wort1882 echium1883 rose noble1886 milksile- 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 1293 List of additional generic names..Mertensia. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 699/1 Lungwort..Smooth. Mertensia. 1895 Gardening Illustr. 31 Aug. 398/1 Other desirable Mertensias are M. sibirica, paniculata, and oblongifolia. 1928 Garden & Home Builder Aug. 540/1 Primulas and Mertensias would be found there too. 1988 P. Wayburn Adventuring in Alaska (rev. ed.) iv. 288 Gardens of wildflowers brighten the tundra swards of the Brooks Range—marsh marigolds, mertensia, potentilla, anemones. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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