† oxyacanthousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin oxyacanthus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin oxyacanthus, specific epithet (see note; < post-classical Latin oxyacantha (later also oxyacanthus ) a shrub (see note) (6th cent.) < Hellenistic Greek ὀξυάκανθα (also ὀξυάκανθος ) a shrub with sharp thorns (see note) < ancient Greek ὀξυ- oxy- comb. form¹ + ἄκανθα thorn: see acanthus n.) + -ous suffix.The hawthorn Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha), barberry Berberis vulgaris, and pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea have all been thought to be the plant named by the Greek and post-classical Latin words. In later post-classical Latin use Oxyacantha (or, less frequently, Oxyacanthus) was applied especially to the hawthorn, and was used as a specific epithet by Linnaeus ( Species Plantarum (1753) I. 477).

Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Having sharp thorns.

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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Oxyacanthus,..having numerous sharp thorns, as the Rosa oxyacantha: oxyacanthous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	oxyacanthous
释义	† oxyacanthousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin oxyacanthus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin oxyacanthus, specific epithet (see note; < post-classical Latin oxyacantha (later also oxyacanthus ) a shrub (see note) (6th cent.) < Hellenistic Greek ὀξυάκανθα (also ὀξυάκανθος ) a shrub with sharp thorns (see note) < ancient Greek ὀξυ- oxy- comb. form¹ + ἄκανθα thorn: see acanthus n.) + -ous suffix.The hawthorn Crataegus laevigata (formerly C. oxyacantha), barberry Berberis vulgaris, and pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea have all been thought to be the plant named by the Greek and post-classical Latin words. In later post-classical Latin use Oxyacantha (or, less frequently, Oxyacanthus) was applied especially to the hawthorn, and was used as a specific epithet by Linnaeus ( Species Plantarum (1753) I. 477). Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Having sharp thorns. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Oxyacanthus,..having numerous sharp thorns, as the Rosa oxyacantha: oxyacanthous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1857
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