petigrewn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtᵻɡruː/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdəˌɡru/

Forms: 1500s petigrue, 1500s petygrew, 1500s petygrewe, 1500s 1800s petigree, 1500s– pettigree, 1600s pettusgree, 1900s– pettigrue. N.E.D. (1905) also records a form of the ending 1500s -gre.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Occitan, combined with an English element. Etymons: petty adj., Occitan greu.

Etymology: Apparently < petty adj. + Occitan greu holly, aphetic < agreu (Old Occitan agrefol ) < post-classical Latin acrifolus (6th–8th cent.), variant of acrifolium (5th cent.; < classical Latin ācris sharp, piercing (see acrid adj.) + folium leaf: see foil n.¹); compare classical Latin aquifolium (Pliny; < acus needle (see acicula n.) + folium ). Compare Catalan grèvol (1617). Compare French petit houx in the same sense ( < petit petit adj. + houx : see hollin n.).

Now archaic and rare.

The plant butcher's broom, Ruscus aculeatus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > butcher's broom > [noun]

knee-hollyc1000

butcher's broom1538

petigrew1538

horse-tongue1562

knee-holm1562

knee-hull1562

ruscus1562

double-tongue1578

prickly box1578

tongue-blade1578

ground-myrtle1601

uvularia1706

Alexandrian laurel1760

punnai1794

shepherd's myrtlec1840

Jew's myrtle1856

knee-hul-

knee-hulver-

1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Rvscvs Humile officinæ uocant bruscum, angli Butchers broome, & Petygrew.

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.viij Petigrue groweth in Kent wilde by hedge sydes.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xiii. 674 In Shoppes it is called Ruscus; in English Kneeholme, Kneehul, Butchers Broome and Petigree.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Petit houx, Kneeholme, Pettigree, Butchers Broome.

1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden ccxxix. 361 We call it [sc. butcher's broom] in English Knee-holme, Knee-hulver, Kneeholly, Pettigree, and Ruscus Bruscus.

1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Pettus-Gree, see Butcher's Broom.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 68 [Ruscus aculeatus] Knee Holly. Butchers Broom. Prickly Pettigree.

1843 W. Baxter Brit. Phænogamous Bot. VI. 474 Ruscus aculeatus. Prickly Butcher's Broom... Wild Myrtle. Prickly Petigree.

1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 128/2 ‘Pettigree’ is another old popular name [for butcher's broom], the meaning of which is not clear.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1535/2 Pettigree, pettigrue. See Ruscus aculeatus.

1998 Pettigrue in rec.arts.poems (Usenet newsgroup) 16 May A gypsy woman Sold me wax flowers Wired to pettigrue stems And warned me Not to try the berries.

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

单词	petigrew
释义	petigrewn. Brit. /ˈpɛtᵻɡruː/, U.S. /ˈpɛdəˌɡru/ Forms: 1500s petigrue, 1500s petygrew, 1500s petygrewe, 1500s 1800s petigree, 1500s– pettigree, 1600s pettusgree, 1900s– pettigrue. N.E.D. (1905) also records a form of the ending 1500s -gre. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Occitan, combined with an English element. Etymons: petty adj., Occitan greu. Etymology: Apparently < petty adj. + Occitan greu holly, aphetic < agreu (Old Occitan agrefol ) < post-classical Latin acrifolus (6th–8th cent.), variant of acrifolium (5th cent.; < classical Latin ācris sharp, piercing (see acrid adj.) + folium leaf: see foil n.¹); compare classical Latin aquifolium (Pliny; < acus needle (see acicula n.) + folium ). Compare Catalan grèvol (1617). Compare French petit houx in the same sense ( < petit petit adj. + houx : see hollin n.). Now archaic and rare. The plant butcher's broom, Ruscus aculeatus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > butcher's broom > [noun] knee-hollyc1000 butcher's broom1538 petigrew1538 horse-tongue1562 knee-holm1562 knee-hull1562 ruscus1562 double-tongue1578 prickly box1578 tongue-blade1578 ground-myrtle1601 uvularia1706 Alexandrian laurel1760 punnai1794 shepherd's myrtlec1840 Jew's myrtle1856 knee-hul- knee-hulver- 1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Rvscvs Humile officinæ uocant bruscum, angli Butchers broome, & Petygrew. 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.viij Petigrue groweth in Kent wilde by hedge sydes. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xiii. 674 In Shoppes it is called Ruscus; in English Kneeholme, Kneehul, Butchers Broome and Petigree. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Petit houx, Kneeholme, Pettigree, Butchers Broome. 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden ccxxix. 361 We call it [sc. butcher's broom] in English Knee-holme, Knee-hulver, Kneeholly, Pettigree, and Ruscus Bruscus. 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Pettus-Gree, see Butcher's Broom. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 68 [Ruscus aculeatus] Knee Holly. Butchers Broom. Prickly Pettigree. 1843 W. Baxter Brit. Phænogamous Bot. VI. 474 Ruscus aculeatus. Prickly Butcher's Broom... Wild Myrtle. Prickly Petigree. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 128/2 ‘Pettigree’ is another old popular name [for butcher's broom], the meaning of which is not clear. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1535/2 Pettigree, pettigrue. See Ruscus aculeatus. 1998 Pettigrue in rec.arts.poems (Usenet newsgroup) 16 May A gypsy woman Sold me wax flowers Wired to pettigrue stems And warned me Not to try the berries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1538
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