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单词 oxbane
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oxbanen.

Brit. /ˈɒksbeɪn/, U.S. /ˈɑksˌbeɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ox n., bane n.1
Etymology: < ox n. + bane n.1
Any of several plants injurious to cattle.In quot. 1585: bur-reed (genus Sparganium). In quot. 1895: the poison bulb of South Africa, Boophone disticha.
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1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 120 Butomum,..reedgrasse, or oxbane.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Mort aux bœufs Ox-bane; an hearbe whereof if an Ox eat, he dies forthwith of the Squinzie.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Ox-bane, a sort of herb.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Oxbane, the Cape poison-bulb.
1931 O. Sitwell Coll. Satires & Poems ii. 112 Looking for eglantine, Columbine, celandine, Wolfsbane and oxbane..Deborah..Wanders through the meadows.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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