noon-flowern.

Brit.

/ˈnuːnˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈnunˌflaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: noon n., flower n.

Etymology: < noon n. + flower n., after post-classical Latin mesembrianthemum (see Mesembryanthemum n. and discussion at that entry).

1. Chiefly Australian and South African. Any of the plants belonging or formerly belonging to the genus Mesembryanthemum (family Aizoaceae), many of which flower only around midday. Cf. midday flower n. at midday n. Compounds 2).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Mesembriaccae (fig-marigold and allies) > [noun]

fig-marigold1731

ficoid1736

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Mesembryanthemum1824

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noon-flower1856

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mesem1928

vygie1931

1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 95 Mesembrianthemum—Noon Flower.—An immense genus of succulents, mostly shrubby.

1928 H. M. L. Bolus Mesembryanthemum I. 7 Everyone who observes flowers at all is familiar with the meaning of ‘vijgie’, ‘Mesemb.’ or even the formidable Mesembryanthemum or ‘noon-flower’.

1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 113/1 Many ornamental garden flowers, for example Dorotheanthus criniflorus (Livingstone daisy), Drosanthemum floribundum (carpet noon-flower) and Lampranthus species, are African representatives of this family.

1989 L. Cronin Conc. Austral. Flora 103/1 Carpobrotus glaucescens Angular Pig face. Coastal Noonflower... Sandy soils of coastal southern Qld, NSW and Vic.

2. British regional. Yellow goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), whose yellow flowers close around midday. Cf. jack-go-to-bed-at-noon n. at Jack n.² Phrases 4, noontide n. 4. rare.

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1864 R. C. A. Prior Pop. Names Brit. Plants Noon-flower, or Noon-tide, from its closing at midday, and marking the hour of noon.

1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 360/1 The Goat's Beard opens its blossoms at daybreak and closes them before noon, except in cloudy weather, hence its old country name of ‘Noon-flower’ and ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’.

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

单词	noon-flower
释义	noon-flowern. Brit. /ˈnuːnˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈnunˌflaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: noon n., flower n. Etymology: < noon n. + flower n., after post-classical Latin mesembrianthemum (see Mesembryanthemum n. and discussion at that entry). 1. Chiefly Australian and South African. Any of the plants belonging or formerly belonging to the genus Mesembryanthemum (family Aizoaceae), many of which flower only around midday. Cf. midday flower n. at midday n. Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Mesembriaccae (fig-marigold and allies) > [noun] fig-marigold1731 ficoid1736 ficoides1753 Mesembryanthemum1824 fir-marigold1834 ficoidal1846 noon-flower1856 fox-chop1866 mesem1928 vygie1931 1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 95 Mesembrianthemum—Noon Flower.—An immense genus of succulents, mostly shrubby. 1928 H. M. L. Bolus Mesembryanthemum I. 7 Everyone who observes flowers at all is familiar with the meaning of ‘vijgie’, ‘Mesemb.’ or even the formidable Mesembryanthemum or ‘noon-flower’. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 113/1 Many ornamental garden flowers, for example Dorotheanthus criniflorus (Livingstone daisy), Drosanthemum floribundum (carpet noon-flower) and Lampranthus species, are African representatives of this family. 1989 L. Cronin Conc. Austral. Flora 103/1 Carpobrotus glaucescens Angular Pig face. Coastal Noonflower... Sandy soils of coastal southern Qld, NSW and Vic. 2. British regional. Yellow goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), whose yellow flowers close around midday. Cf. jack-go-to-bed-at-noon n. at Jack n.² Phrases 4, noontide n. 4. rare. ΚΠ 1864 R. C. A. Prior Pop. Names Brit. Plants Noon-flower, or Noon-tide, from its closing at midday, and marking the hour of noon. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 360/1 The Goat's Beard opens its blossoms at daybreak and closes them before noon, except in cloudy weather, hence its old country name of ‘Noon-flower’ and ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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