nit-weedn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪtwiːd/, U.S.

/ˈnɪtˌwid/

Forms: 1900s– knit-weed, 1900s– nit-weed.

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

Etymology: < nit n.¹ + weed n.¹

Chiefly U.S. Now rare.

Orange grass, Hypericum gentianoides.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Guttiferae (St. John's wort and allies) > [noun]

velderudea1300

grace of God?c1400

floure jonett1423

St John's-wort?a1425

St. Peter's wort1526

hypericum1538

St John's grass1538

johnswort1710

scare-devil1751

orange grass1811

pineweed1814

nit-weed1818

guttifer1846

rose of Sharon1849

amber1861

goatweed1915

Klamath weed1922

1818 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 2) ii. 422 Sarothra..gentianoides..nit-weed, false john's wort... On the sandy plain west of Ball's spring, New Haven.

1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. I. 89 Ground Pine. Nitweed. Pine-weed.

1907 A. B. Lyons Plant Names (ed. 2) 414 Sarothra... Orange-grass, Pine-weed, Bastard Gentian, Ground Pine, Nit-weed, False Johnswort.

1940 W. N. Clute Amer. Plant Names 133 H[ypericum] gentianoides..knit-weed.

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

单词	nit-weed
释义	nit-weedn. Brit. /ˈnɪtwiːd/, U.S. /ˈnɪtˌwid/ Forms: 1900s– knit-weed, 1900s– nit-weed. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nit n.¹, weed n.¹ Etymology: < nit n.¹ + weed n.¹ Chiefly U.S. Now rare. Orange grass, Hypericum gentianoides. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Guttiferae (St. John's wort and allies) > [noun] velderudea1300 grace of God?c1400 floure jonett1423 St John's-wort?a1425 St. Peter's wort1526 hypericum1538 St John's grass1538 johnswort1710 scare-devil1751 orange grass1811 pineweed1814 nit-weed1818 guttifer1846 rose of Sharon1849 amber1861 goatweed1915 Klamath weed1922 1818 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 2) ii. 422 Sarothra..gentianoides..nit-weed, false john's wort... On the sandy plain west of Ball's spring, New Haven. 1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. I. 89 Ground Pine. Nitweed. Pine-weed. 1907 A. B. Lyons Plant Names (ed. 2) 414 Sarothra... Orange-grass, Pine-weed, Bastard Gentian, Ground Pine, Nit-weed, False Johnswort. 1940 W. N. Clute Amer. Plant Names 133 H[ypericum] gentianoides..knit-weed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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