noxious weedn.

Brit.

/ˌnɒkʃəs ˈwiːd/, U.S.

/ˈnɑkʃəs ˈwid/

Forms: see noxious adj. and weed n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: noxious adj., weed n.¹

Etymology: < noxious adj. + weed n.¹

1. A weed which is considered to have a harmful effect on crops or garden plants; spec. a weed growing on neglected land which may be the subject of regulations governing attempts to control it. Also figurative.

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the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [noun] > weed

weedOE

bastard slipa1398

infirmity1597

noxious weed1621

hogweed1655

runchie1715

rogue1727

weedling1820

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. iii. 755 No Garden so well tilled, but some noxious weedes growe vp in it.

1699 J. Pomfret Pastoral Ess. Death Queen Mary in Poems Several Occasions (1724) 56 Let mournful Cypress, with each noxious Weed, And baneful Venoms in their place succeed.

1760 F. Douglas Earl of Douglas v. i. 48 The prudent gard'ner crops the noxious weed, Before it blows.

1797 M. Robinson Walsingham III. lxv. 261 The trifling, fawning, dissipated idiot who, like the noxious weed, twines round the most thriving tree, and while it seems to decorate its trunk, destroys it.

1814 J. Hogg Hunting of Badlewe i. ii. 28 I've seen the noxious weed upgrow the myrtle; And the wild bramble overtop the oak.

1868 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1865–6 6 638 Weedy, flour made from wheat that has come in contact with a noxious weed imparting an unpleasant smell.

1897 Bull. Central Exper. Farm Dept. Agric. (Canada) No. 28. 5 Under special circumstances some of our native wild plants may increase and become ‘noxious weeds’.

1923 R. Macaulay Told by Idiot iii. 256 As to Ireland, a bill was passed to reduce her docks, thistles, and noxious weeds.

1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. vii. 142 Inspectors call [on New Zealand farmers] to make sure..that noxious weeds, weeds officially proscribed, are controlled.

1987 Sydney Morning Herald 12 Dec. 7/7 Pellitory. A declared noxious weed only in the Sydney suburb of Mossman.

2. U.S. A plant which is harmful to human health; spec. (often allusively) tobacco.

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the world > plants > [noun] > poisonous or stinging

stinger1593

noxious weed1773

banewort1864

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun]

petun1568

tobacco1588

Indian herbc1600

weed1600

Indian weed1602

man-bane1614

smokec1616

fogusc1625

Indian drug1630

sot-weed1698

noxious weed1773

baccy1792

backer1823

bacca1824

tobaccy1835

nicotia1868

nicotina1876

snout1885

Magaliesberg1895

tickler1904

burn1964

1773 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 27 Dec. 3/2 We have been informed by those who have the best opportunity to know, that more than three hundred families in this town have lately abandoned the use of that noxious weed.

1830 Biblical Repertory Apr. 247 The circulation of suitable tracts..for the purpose of producing voluntary abstinence from this noxious weed.

1873 C. B. Hartley Gentleman's Bk. Etiquette 299 Such is the fascinating influence of this noxious weed, that mankind resort to it in every form they can devise, to ensure its stupifying and pernicious agency.

1889 Catholic World July 517 I have heard and read much against what is sometimes called the noxious weed.

1919 Washington Post 10 Aug. ii. 5/3 He had always eschewed the use of the noxious weed as he now does beefsteak.

1944 R. G. Albion in H. F. Williamson Growth Amer. Econ. iv. 71 The initial shipment of that ‘noxious weed’ made by John Rolfe from Jamestown in 1614 was the beginning of America's most important Colonial offering.

1986 L. W. Waterfield Conflict & Crisis Rural Amer. viii. 128 Others within the department [sc. the U.S. Department of Agriculture] are charged with making sure that tobacco growers are able to sell their noxious weed both at home and abroad.

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

单词	noxious weed
释义	noxious weedn. Brit. /ˌnɒkʃəs ˈwiːd/, U.S. /ˈnɑkʃəs ˈwid/ Forms: see noxious adj. and weed n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: noxious adj., weed n.¹ Etymology: < noxious adj. + weed n.¹ 1. A weed which is considered to have a harmful effect on crops or garden plants; spec. a weed growing on neglected land which may be the subject of regulations governing attempts to control it. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [noun] > weed weedOE bastard slipa1398 infirmity1597 noxious weed1621 hogweed1655 runchie1715 rogue1727 weedling1820 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. iii. 755 No Garden so well tilled, but some noxious weedes growe vp in it. 1699 J. Pomfret Pastoral Ess. Death Queen Mary in Poems Several Occasions (1724) 56 Let mournful Cypress, with each noxious Weed, And baneful Venoms in their place succeed. 1760 F. Douglas Earl of Douglas v. i. 48 The prudent gard'ner crops the noxious weed, Before it blows. 1797 M. Robinson Walsingham III. lxv. 261 The trifling, fawning, dissipated idiot who, like the noxious weed, twines round the most thriving tree, and while it seems to decorate its trunk, destroys it. 1814 J. Hogg Hunting of Badlewe i. ii. 28 I've seen the noxious weed upgrow the myrtle; And the wild bramble overtop the oak. 1868 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1865–6 6 638 Weedy, flour made from wheat that has come in contact with a noxious weed imparting an unpleasant smell. 1897 Bull. Central Exper. Farm Dept. Agric. (Canada) No. 28. 5 Under special circumstances some of our native wild plants may increase and become ‘noxious weeds’. 1923 R. Macaulay Told by Idiot iii. 256 As to Ireland, a bill was passed to reduce her docks, thistles, and noxious weeds. 1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. vii. 142 Inspectors call [on New Zealand farmers] to make sure..that noxious weeds, weeds officially proscribed, are controlled. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald 12 Dec. 7/7 Pellitory. A declared noxious weed only in the Sydney suburb of Mossman. 2. U.S. A plant which is harmful to human health; spec. (often allusively) tobacco. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > [noun] > poisonous or stinging stinger1593 noxious weed1773 banewort1864 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun] petun1568 tobacco1588 Indian herbc1600 weed1600 Indian weed1602 man-bane1614 smokec1616 fogusc1625 Indian drug1630 sot-weed1698 noxious weed1773 baccy1792 backer1823 bacca1824 tobaccy1835 nicotia1868 nicotina1876 snout1885 Magaliesberg1895 tickler1904 burn1964 1773 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 27 Dec. 3/2 We have been informed by those who have the best opportunity to know, that more than three hundred families in this town have lately abandoned the use of that noxious weed. 1830 Biblical Repertory Apr. 247 The circulation of suitable tracts..for the purpose of producing voluntary abstinence from this noxious weed. 1873 C. B. Hartley Gentleman's Bk. Etiquette 299 Such is the fascinating influence of this noxious weed, that mankind resort to it in every form they can devise, to ensure its stupifying and pernicious agency. 1889 Catholic World July 517 I have heard and read much against what is sometimes called the noxious weed. 1919 Washington Post 10 Aug. ii. 5/3 He had always eschewed the use of the noxious weed as he now does beefsteak. 1944 R. G. Albion in H. F. Williamson Growth Amer. Econ. iv. 71 The initial shipment of that ‘noxious weed’ made by John Rolfe from Jamestown in 1614 was the beginning of America's most important Colonial offering. 1986 L. W. Waterfield Conflict & Crisis Rural Amer. viii. 128 Others within the department [sc. the U.S. Department of Agriculture] are charged with making sure that tobacco growers are able to sell their noxious weed both at home and abroad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1621
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