oenotheran.

Brit.

/ˌiːnə(ʊ)ˈθɪərə/,

/iːˈnɒθ(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˌinəˈθɪrə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oenothera.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin oenothera (15th cent.), an alternative reading for classical Latin onothēra , also onothēras a plant mentioned by Pliny < Hellenistic Greek ὀνοθήρας , lit. ‘ass-catcher’ < ancient Greek ὄνος ass (see onocentaur n.) + θηρᾶν to hunt, pursue, catch < θήρ wild beast (see thero- comb. form); another name was ὀνάγρα ass-trap. In sense 2 < scientific Latin Oenothera, genus name (Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 346, after earlier use by him in Systema Naturæ (1735)); compare French oenothère (1811).It has been suggested that the plant was so called because it is toxic and so may be used in small quantities to catch asses (or other animals). The Latin form oenothera is probably due to the influence of ancient Greek οἰνο- oeno- comb. form (compare the form Hellenistic Greek οἰνοθήρας , in some manuscripts of Theophrastus), with the name thus interpreted as meaning ‘wine-trap’; compare quot. 1601 at sense 1 and also:1860 W. Baird Dict. Nat. Hist. 389/1 The roots [of Oenothera biennis] are eatable, and were formerly taken after dinner to flavour wine, as olives now are; hence its name Oenothera, or wine-trap.

Botany.

†1. A plant (not identified) having narcotic properties, mentioned by Pliny. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxvi. xi. 259 Likewise Oenothera, otherwise named Onuris,..an hearbe good also in wine to make the heart merrie.

2. Any plant of the genus Oenothera (family Onagraceae), comprising chiefly North American plants with large, often yellow, flowers; also (in form Oenothera), the genus itself.Those whose flowers open at night are also called evening primrose; those whose flowers open during the day, sundrop(s).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > evening primrose and allied flowers

tree primrose1629

primrose tree1728

Onagra1735

oenothera1754

night primrose1759

evening primrose1761

night willow-herb1770

nightly primrose1785

sundrop1785

godetia1836

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2256/2 Oenothera, the primrose of Virginia, in botany, a genus of the octandria-monogynia class of plants, the flower of which consists of four obversely cordated petals.

1788 A. Rees Cycl. Primrose, night or tree, œnothera.

1796 P. A. Nemnich Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lex. Sundrop, Oenothera.

1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 82 A number of large white flowers..belonging to a species of oenothera.

1863 J. Surat Life in South II. 304 Splendid phloxes, œnotheras, mimosas.

1922 R. C. Punnett Mendelism 14 From a prolonged study of the evening primrose (Oenothera) de Vries concluded that new varieties suddenly arose from older ones by sudden sharp steps or mutations.

1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1404/2 The genus Oenothera has been much divided.

1985 Bot. Gaz. 146 519/2 The South American Oenotheras are derived from North American stocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oenothera
释义	oenotheran. Brit. /ˌiːnə(ʊ)ˈθɪərə/, /iːˈnɒθ(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˌinəˈθɪrə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oenothera. Etymology: < post-classical Latin oenothera (15th cent.), an alternative reading for classical Latin onothēra , also onothēras a plant mentioned by Pliny < Hellenistic Greek ὀνοθήρας , lit. ‘ass-catcher’ < ancient Greek ὄνος ass (see onocentaur n.) + θηρᾶν to hunt, pursue, catch < θήρ wild beast (see thero- comb. form); another name was ὀνάγρα ass-trap. In sense 2 < scientific Latin Oenothera, genus name (Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 346, after earlier use by him in Systema Naturæ (1735)); compare French oenothère (1811).It has been suggested that the plant was so called because it is toxic and so may be used in small quantities to catch asses (or other animals). The Latin form oenothera is probably due to the influence of ancient Greek οἰνο- oeno- comb. form (compare the form Hellenistic Greek οἰνοθήρας , in some manuscripts of Theophrastus), with the name thus interpreted as meaning ‘wine-trap’; compare quot. 1601 at sense 1 and also:1860 W. Baird Dict. Nat. Hist. 389/1 The roots [of Oenothera biennis] are eatable, and were formerly taken after dinner to flavour wine, as olives now are; hence its name Oenothera, or wine-trap. Botany. †1. A plant (not identified) having narcotic properties, mentioned by Pliny. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxvi. xi. 259 Likewise Oenothera, otherwise named Onuris,..an hearbe good also in wine to make the heart merrie. 2. Any plant of the genus Oenothera (family Onagraceae), comprising chiefly North American plants with large, often yellow, flowers; also (in form Oenothera), the genus itself.Those whose flowers open at night are also called evening primrose; those whose flowers open during the day, sundrop(s). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > evening primrose and allied flowers tree primrose1629 primrose tree1728 Onagra1735 oenothera1754 night primrose1759 evening primrose1761 night willow-herb1770 nightly primrose1785 sundrop1785 godetia1836 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2256/2 Oenothera, the primrose of Virginia, in botany, a genus of the octandria-monogynia class of plants, the flower of which consists of four obversely cordated petals. 1788 A. Rees Cycl. Primrose, night or tree, œnothera. 1796 P. A. Nemnich Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lex. Sundrop, Oenothera. 1817 J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 82 A number of large white flowers..belonging to a species of oenothera. 1863 J. Surat Life in South II. 304 Splendid phloxes, œnotheras, mimosas. 1922 R. C. Punnett Mendelism 14 From a prolonged study of the evening primrose (Oenothera) de Vries concluded that new varieties suddenly arose from older ones by sudden sharp steps or mutations. 1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1404/2 The genus Oenothera has been much divided. 1985 Bot. Gaz. 146 519/2 The South American Oenotheras are derived from North American stocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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