nectarianadj.

Brit.

/nɛkˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/nɛkˈtɛriən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: nectar n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < nectar n. + -ian suffix, perhaps after classical Latin nectarius (see nectarious adj.) or Middle French nectarien composed of nectar (mid 16th cent.), sweet as nectar (late 16th cent.). Compare earlier nectarean adj., nectarine adj.

Chiefly poetic in early use. Now rare.

Of, relating to, or resembling nectar; = nectarean adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > of the nature of, resembling, or having nectar

nectarine1611

nectarean1624

nectarian1647

nectareal1648

nectareous?a1656

nectarous1667

nectariferous1760

nectiferous1824

nectarious1841

1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 96 Now that blith youth upon whose clusterd locks A wreath of jvy berries set, have crusht From purple grapes a most Nectarian juce.

1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 2nd Ded. On Parnasse Hill rose the Nectarian Font.

1708 J. Gay On Wine 138 Choicest Nectarian juice Crown'd largest Bowles.

1845 H. B. Hirst Coming of Mammoth 39 Jewelled o'er With diamonds of nectarian dew.

1853 S. Moodie Life in Clearings 17 The impatient doctor grasped the nectarian draught.

1892 Missouri Bot. Garden Ann. Rep. 1892 109 Trelease..has shown that the stigmatic liquor is not nectarian, but that the slight amount of nectar which is associated with the flowers, is secreted in thin pockets.

1984 P. Lennon in Listener 3 May 34/4 Plight of the Bumble-bee..is a melliferous story of the nectarian travels of the industrious bee.

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

单词	nectarian
释义	nectarianadj. Brit. /nɛkˈtɛːrɪən/, U.S. /nɛkˈtɛriən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: nectar n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < nectar n. + -ian suffix, perhaps after classical Latin nectarius (see nectarious adj.) or Middle French nectarien composed of nectar (mid 16th cent.), sweet as nectar (late 16th cent.). Compare earlier nectarean adj., nectarine adj. Chiefly poetic in early use. Now rare. Of, relating to, or resembling nectar; = nectarean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > of the nature of, resembling, or having nectar nectarine1611 nectarean1624 nectarian1647 nectareal1648 nectareous?a1656 nectarous1667 nectariferous1760 nectiferous1824 nectarious1841 1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 96 Now that blith youth upon whose clusterd locks A wreath of jvy berries set, have crusht From purple grapes a most Nectarian juce. 1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 2nd Ded. On Parnasse Hill rose the Nectarian Font. 1708 J. Gay On Wine 138 Choicest Nectarian juice Crown'd largest Bowles. 1845 H. B. Hirst Coming of Mammoth 39 Jewelled o'er With diamonds of nectarian dew. 1853 S. Moodie Life in Clearings 17 The impatient doctor grasped the nectarian draught. 1892 Missouri Bot. Garden Ann. Rep. 1892 109 Trelease..has shown that the stigmatic liquor is not nectarian, but that the slight amount of nectar which is associated with the flowers, is secreted in thin pockets. 1984 P. Lennon in Listener 3 May 34/4 Plight of the Bumble-bee..is a melliferous story of the nectarian travels of the industrious bee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1647
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