† meonn.

Forms: 1500s meion, 1500s–1600s meon.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μῆον.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μῆον, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to ancient Greek μείων less (see meio- comb. form). Compare Middle French, French méon (1544), and earlier meu n.Also in 16th cent. in form meion after the Hellenistic Greek variant form μεῖον.

Obsolete.

The plant spignel, Meum athamanticum (family Apiaceae ( Umbelliferae)) ; (also) the root of this plant. Cf. meu n., meum n.¹

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > spignel plant

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1543 B. Traheron Interpr. Straunge Wordes in tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. sig. &&.iiii/2 The Apothecaries are wonte to shewe a whytyshe roote called of them Meon, or men [sic], for that, that Uigon calleth pauce.

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 56 Meon or Mew..is lyke vnto dill in y^e stalk and lefe.

1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Mewe or meon.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 1052 Mew, or Meon, groweth in Westmerland, at a place..betwixt Aplebie and Kendall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	meon
释义	† meonn. Forms: 1500s meion, 1500s–1600s meon. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μῆον. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μῆον, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to ancient Greek μείων less (see meio- comb. form). Compare Middle French, French méon (1544), and earlier meu n.Also in 16th cent. in form meion after the Hellenistic Greek variant form μεῖον. Obsolete. The plant spignel, Meum athamanticum (family Apiaceae ( Umbelliferae)) ; (also) the root of this plant. Cf. meu n., meum n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > spignel plant bearworta1400 meu1526 meon1543 meum1548 spignel1548 baldmoney1598 1543 B. Traheron Interpr. Straunge Wordes in tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. sig. &&.iiii/2 The Apothecaries are wonte to shewe a whytyshe roote called of them Meon, or men [sic], for that, that Uigon calleth pauce. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 56 Meon or Mew..is lyke vnto dill in y^e stalk and lefe. 1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Mewe or meon. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 1052 Mew, or Meon, groweth in Westmerland, at a place..betwixt Aplebie and Kendall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1543
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