† morecropn.

Forms:

α. late Middle English morcrop, late Middle English morecroppe.

β. late Middle English merecroppe, 1500s merecrop.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: more adj., crop n.

Etymology: Probably < more adj. + crop n. Compare earlier stonecrop n.The β. forms perhaps result ultimately from transmission errors, unless they show substitution of mere n.¹ or mere n.² for the first element.

Obsolete. rare.

The scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis.

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morecrop?a1450

pimpernel1526

bibenella1631

burnet saxifrage1668

?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 166 Ipia maior is an herbe þat men clepe pympernol or selfhol or weyewourth or morcrop and it haȝt lewys lyk to chykwed but þis herbe are lesse and it beryth a flour lyk red purpyl.

1597 J. Gerard Herball App. Merecrop is Pimpernell.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	morecrop
释义	† morecropn. Forms: α. late Middle English morcrop, late Middle English morecroppe. β. late Middle English merecroppe, 1500s merecrop. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: more adj., crop n. Etymology: Probably < more adj. + crop n. Compare earlier stonecrop n.The β. forms perhaps result ultimately from transmission errors, unless they show substitution of mere n.¹ or mere n.² for the first element. Obsolete. rare. The scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > burnet saxifrage morecrop?a1450 pimpernel1526 bibenella1631 burnet saxifrage1668 ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 166 Ipia maior is an herbe þat men clepe pympernol or selfhol or weyewourth or morcrop and it haȝt lewys lyk to chykwed but þis herbe are lesse and it beryth a flour lyk red purpyl. 1597 J. Gerard Herball App. Merecrop is Pimpernell. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.?a1450
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