oil plantn.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪl ˌplɑːnt/,

/ˈɔɪl ˌplant/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪl ˌplænt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, plant n.¹

Etymology: < oil n.¹ + plant n.¹

Any of various plants yielding an oil; spec. (a) sesame, Sesamum indicum; (b) bok choy, Brassica chinensis; (c) regional (Irish English), sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. Now usually with distinguishing word, as in castor-oil plant.

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the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [noun] > valued plant > yielding dye, oil, fibre, etc.

oil wort1493

indigo1600

oil plant1756

indigo-plant1758

thread-plant1882

fibre plant1887

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 270 The Vanglo, or Oil-plant.

1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 515 Sesamum... These plants were introduced into Jamaica by the Jews, and are now cultivated in most parts of the island. They are called vanglo or oil-plant.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxiii. 587 An occasional green castor-oil plant,..may be met with.

1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China v. 65 The oil plant, Brassica chinensis, is in seed and ready to be taken from the ground in the beginning of May.

1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India 208 Sesamum (oil plant), Ricinus (castor-oil tree).

1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 423 [Local names for sundew] oil plant, Donegal.

1976 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 275 38 Apparently, there was no need to grow other annual oil plants in addition to flax, because the oleaginous fruits of various other trees were available.

1989 Encycl. Brit. XI. 569/1 The madia oil plant (M. sativa) is raised in Chile for its oil content.

1991 New Internationalist Mar. 21/3 I wrote an essay describing the destructive effects of my own research—helping to produce more uniform oil plants which would ultimately undercut Third World economies.

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

单词	oil plant
释义	oil plantn. Brit. /ˈɔɪl ˌplɑːnt/, /ˈɔɪl ˌplant/, U.S. /ˈɔɪl ˌplænt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, plant n.¹ Etymology: < oil n.¹ + plant n.¹ Any of various plants yielding an oil; spec. (a) sesame, Sesamum indicum; (b) bok choy, Brassica chinensis; (c) regional (Irish English), sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. Now usually with distinguishing word, as in castor-oil plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [noun] > valued plant > yielding dye, oil, fibre, etc. oil wort1493 indigo1600 oil plant1756 indigo-plant1758 thread-plant1882 fibre plant1887 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 270 The Vanglo, or Oil-plant. 1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 515 Sesamum... These plants were introduced into Jamaica by the Jews, and are now cultivated in most parts of the island. They are called vanglo or oil-plant. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxiii. 587 An occasional green castor-oil plant,..may be met with. 1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China v. 65 The oil plant, Brassica chinensis, is in seed and ready to be taken from the ground in the beginning of May. 1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India 208 Sesamum (oil plant), Ricinus (castor-oil tree). 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 423 [Local names for sundew] oil plant, Donegal. 1976 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 275 38 Apparently, there was no need to grow other annual oil plants in addition to flax, because the oleaginous fruits of various other trees were available. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XI. 569/1 The madia oil plant (M. sativa) is raised in Chile for its oil content. 1991 New Internationalist Mar. 21/3 I wrote an essay describing the destructive effects of my own research—helping to produce more uniform oil plants which would ultimately undercut Third World economies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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