nap-at-noonn.

Brit.

/ˌnapətˈnuːn/, U.S.

/ˌnæpətˈnun/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nap v.¹, at prep., noon n.

Etymology: < nap v.¹ + at prep. + noon n.

English regional and U.S. regional.

Each of three plants with flowers that open in the morning and close about midday: (a) salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius; (b) yellow goat's-beard, T. pratensis; (c) a star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > goat's beard

goat's beardc1400

bucks-beard1551

Joseph's flower1578

Tragopogon1578

noontide1597

John-go-to-bed-at-noon1759

sleep-at-noon1779

nap-at-noon1828

jack-go-to-bed-at-noon1847

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Nap, ‘Nap at noon’, purple goat's beard. Tragopogon porrifolium.

1865 Cornhill Mag. July 34 The peasant christens his flowers after their habits. In the Midland counties the common goatsbeard is his ‘nap-at-noon’.

1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Nap-at-noon, same as Betty-go-to-bed-at-noon [sc. Ornithogalum umbellatum].

1882 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. II 196 Nap-at-noon, the purple goat's-beard.., which opens its flowers only in the forenoon, after which they close.

1899 E. W. Prevost Dickinson's Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (new ed.) 221/2 Napatnoon, Yellow Goat's-beard—Tragopogon pratensis.

1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 136 A cousin of this plant [sc. goat's beard], the vegetable oyster (Tragopogon porrifolius) has the same habit and in consequence is often called nap-at-noon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nap-at-noon
释义	nap-at-noonn. Brit. /ˌnapətˈnuːn/, U.S. /ˌnæpətˈnun/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nap v.¹, at prep., noon n. Etymology: < nap v.¹ + at prep. + noon n. English regional and U.S. regional. Each of three plants with flowers that open in the morning and close about midday: (a) salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius; (b) yellow goat's-beard, T. pratensis; (c) a star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > goat's beard goat's beardc1400 bucks-beard1551 Joseph's flower1578 Tragopogon1578 noontide1597 John-go-to-bed-at-noon1759 sleep-at-noon1779 nap-at-noon1828 jack-go-to-bed-at-noon1847 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Nap, ‘Nap at noon’, purple goat's beard. Tragopogon porrifolium. 1865 Cornhill Mag. July 34 The peasant christens his flowers after their habits. In the Midland counties the common goatsbeard is his ‘nap-at-noon’. 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Nap-at-noon, same as Betty-go-to-bed-at-noon [sc. Ornithogalum umbellatum]. 1882 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. II 196 Nap-at-noon, the purple goat's-beard.., which opens its flowers only in the forenoon, after which they close. 1899 E. W. Prevost Dickinson's Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (new ed.) 221/2 Napatnoon, Yellow Goat's-beard—Tragopogon pratensis. 1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 136 A cousin of this plant [sc. goat's beard], the vegetable oyster (Tragopogon porrifolius) has the same habit and in consequence is often called nap-at-noon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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