mogran.

Brit.

/ˈməʊɡrə/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊɡrə/

Forms: 1600s mogera, 1700s–1800s mogree, 1800s moogree, 1800s morgree, 1800s– moghra, 1800s– mogra.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mogrā.

Etymology: < Hindi mogrā hammer, double jasmine (a variety of Jasminum sambac) < Sanskrit mudgara hammer (in late Sanskrit in sense ‘a kind of jasmine’).In quot. 1662 via French mogera (1659 in the passage translated). The forms with -ee represent Hindi mogrī, diminutive form of mogrā.

Esp. in South Asia: Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac. Frequently attributive. Cf. pikake n., sampaguita n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > jasmine

jasmine1548

Indian mourner1597

jesse1597

makebate1597

sad tree1597

shrub trefoil1597

sorrowful tree1597

double pipe-tree1629

jessamy1631

mogra1662

melancholy tree1760

night jasmine1866

sampaguita1902

pikake1933

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 86 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors There is almost no Flower but is sought after more for its colour then scent: for though those they call Mogera and Scampi have a good smell, yet [etc.].

1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies x. 229 A necklace..composed of flowers strung together, they call mogrees, something resembling Spanish double jessamy.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. III. xxxiii. 268 A sofa..adorned with wreathes of mogrees.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 317 The mogra-wreaths about his neck entwined, Those flowers the emblems of as pure a mind.

1893 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Dec. 2/1 They are morgree flowers. The nautch girls wear them in their hair.

1902 W. Doughty Afoot through Kashmir Valleys xi. 143 From off the island bowers Come scents of moghra trees in bloom.

1928 Daily Express 20 Mar. 11/3 This morning when the maharanee came out it was noticed that she had dressed her hair in proper maratha style, with fresh mogra buds interwoven.

1971 Illustr. Weekly India 25 Apr. 31/1 (caption) Raj has all along had a fixation about white. His favourite flowers are the tuberose and the mogra.

1989 S. Namjoshi Mothers of Maya Diip ii. 12 Her grandmother always smelled of mogra flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mogra
释义	mogran. Brit. /ˈməʊɡrə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊɡrə/ Forms: 1600s mogera, 1700s–1800s mogree, 1800s moogree, 1800s morgree, 1800s– moghra, 1800s– mogra. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mogrā. Etymology: < Hindi mogrā hammer, double jasmine (a variety of Jasminum sambac) < Sanskrit mudgara hammer (in late Sanskrit in sense ‘a kind of jasmine’).In quot. 1662 via French mogera (1659 in the passage translated). The forms with -ee represent Hindi mogrī, diminutive form of mogrā. Esp. in South Asia: Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac. Frequently attributive. Cf. pikake n., sampaguita n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > jasmine jasmine1548 Indian mourner1597 jesse1597 makebate1597 sad tree1597 shrub trefoil1597 sorrowful tree1597 double pipe-tree1629 jessamy1631 mogra1662 melancholy tree1760 night jasmine1866 sampaguita1902 pikake1933 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 86 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors There is almost no Flower but is sought after more for its colour then scent: for though those they call Mogera and Scampi have a good smell, yet [etc.]. 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies x. 229 A necklace..composed of flowers strung together, they call mogrees, something resembling Spanish double jessamy. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. III. xxxiii. 268 A sofa..adorned with wreathes of mogrees. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 317 The mogra-wreaths about his neck entwined, Those flowers the emblems of as pure a mind. 1893 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Dec. 2/1 They are morgree flowers. The nautch girls wear them in their hair. 1902 W. Doughty Afoot through Kashmir Valleys xi. 143 From off the island bowers Come scents of moghra trees in bloom. 1928 Daily Express 20 Mar. 11/3 This morning when the maharanee came out it was noticed that she had dressed her hair in proper maratha style, with fresh mogra buds interwoven. 1971 Illustr. Weekly India 25 Apr. 31/1 (caption) Raj has all along had a fixation about white. His favourite flowers are the tuberose and the mogra. 1989 S. Namjoshi Mothers of Maya Diip ii. 12 Her grandmother always smelled of mogra flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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