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单词 pantagruelion
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Pantagruelionn.

Brit. /ˌpantəɡruːˈɛlɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌpæn(t)əɡruˈɛliən/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Pantagruélion.
Etymology: < French Pantagruélion (1546 in Middle French in Rabelais as Pantagruelion ) < the name of Pantagruel (see Pantagruelian adj. and compare note below) + -ion -ion suffix1.Rabelais says that the plant takes its name from Pantagruel for a number of reasons: Pantagruel is credited as having invented the use of the plant in constructing nooses; also, he is described as having been already as tall as the plant is long at the moment of his birth, and as possessing the kind of unique and exemplary qualities which Rabelais ascribes to the plant.
literary.
A name given by Rabelais to: a magical plant capable through its many applications of furthering the progress of the human race.Usually taken to be hemp, from some of the properties Rabelais ascribes to it; as for instance providing the source of the hangman's rope, and hence a ‘cure’ for criminality (see quot. 1857).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > hemp plant
hempa1000
gallow-grass1562
Indian hemp1598
cannabis1687
Pantagruelion1708
abaca1751
Congo tobacco1851
marijuana1874
smoking weed1957
1708 P. Motteux in tr. F. Rabelais Wks. I. Pref. p. lxx Pantagruel, at the very first Minute of his Birth, was no less tall than the Herb Pantagruelion.
1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. x. 256 An immediate external application..of that famous herb Pantagruelion, cure for all public ills and private woes.
1860 Atlantic Monthly June 721/1 Clarian wanted to persuade us that the herb Pantagruelion was no other than Haschish.
1974 Stud. in Renaissance 21 64 This is clearly the message intended by Rabelais in his poetic use of the herb Pantagruelion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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