petasitesn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtəˈsʌɪtiːz/, U.S.

/ˌpɛdəˈsaɪdiz/

Forms:

α. 1500s– petasites.

β. 1700s 1900s– petasite.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin petasites (1538 in a botanical context; compare earlier petasitis (6th cent. in a Latin version of Dioscorides)) < Hellenistic Greek πετασίτης , variant of πετασῖτις < πέτασος petasus n. + -ῖτις (see -ite suffix¹), so called on account of the shape of the leaves. Compare Middle French, French petasite (1548).

Botany.

Originally: the plant butterbur, Petasites hybridus. Later also: (in form Petasites) a genus of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae), comprising perennial herbs, usually with large leaves and small white, yellow, or pink flowers, native to north temperate zones; (also petasites) any member of this genus, esp. butterbur or winter heliotrope, P. fragrans.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (1754) (ed. 4) s.v.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > butterbur

butterbur1548

petasites1548

flea-dock1597

pestilent-wort1597

pestilence-wort1640

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.ij Petasites is called in the South partes of Englande a Butter bur.

1675 G. Hartman tr. K. Digby Choice Receipts (rev. ed.) 122 Roots of Gentian, Angelica, Tormentil, Zedoaria, Petasites, Peony, Licorice, of each three quarters of an ounce.

1771 Gentleman's Mag. 41 521/1 The autumnal fevers..have gone off very easy this season, by the use of Petasite root.

1872 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 601/1 Nearly allied to this genus is Petasites, of which one species, the Butter Bur..is a native of Britain.

1959 Home Encycl. 91 The varied blossom and bronze leaves of lonicera, and petasites (winter heliotrope), white.

2001 Church Times 30 Nov. 24/3 The cats emerge from their petasites jungle with a petition to the RSPCA, not having been fed since midday.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petasites
释义	petasitesn. Brit. /ˌpɛtəˈsʌɪtiːz/, U.S. /ˌpɛdəˈsaɪdiz/ Forms: α. 1500s– petasites. β. 1700s 1900s– petasite. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin petasites. Etymology: < post-classical Latin petasites (1538 in a botanical context; compare earlier petasitis (6th cent. in a Latin version of Dioscorides)) < Hellenistic Greek πετασίτης , variant of πετασῖτις < πέτασος petasus n. + -ῖτις (see -ite suffix¹), so called on account of the shape of the leaves. Compare Middle French, French petasite (1548). Botany. Originally: the plant butterbur, Petasites hybridus. Later also: (in form Petasites) a genus of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae), comprising perennial herbs, usually with large leaves and small white, yellow, or pink flowers, native to north temperate zones; (also petasites) any member of this genus, esp. butterbur or winter heliotrope, P. fragrans.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (1754) (ed. 4) s.v. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > butterbur butterbur1548 petasites1548 flea-dock1597 pestilent-wort1597 pestilence-wort1640 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.ij Petasites is called in the South partes of Englande a Butter bur. 1675 G. Hartman tr. K. Digby Choice Receipts (rev. ed.) 122 Roots of Gentian, Angelica, Tormentil, Zedoaria, Petasites, Peony, Licorice, of each three quarters of an ounce. 1771 Gentleman's Mag. 41 521/1 The autumnal fevers..have gone off very easy this season, by the use of Petasite root. 1872 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 601/1 Nearly allied to this genus is Petasites, of which one species, the Butter Bur..is a native of Britain. 1959 Home Encycl. 91 The varied blossom and bronze leaves of lonicera, and petasites (winter heliotrope), white. 2001 Church Times 30 Nov. 24/3 The cats emerge from their petasites jungle with a petition to the RSPCA, not having been fed since midday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548
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