petty spurgen.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtɪ spəːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdi ˌspərdʒ/

Forms: see petty adj. and spurge n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petty adj., spurge n.¹

Etymology: < petty adj. + spurge n.¹

A small annual euphorbia which is often a troublesome weed of cultivated ground, Euphorbia peplus, native to Europe and introduced elsewhere, esp. to North America and Australia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Euphorbiaceae (spurges and allies) > [noun] > particular type of spurge

petty spurge1578

milkweed1592

spurge1715

Macaranga1846

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 363 Peplos..is called in English of some Wartwurt,..also Pety Spurge.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Pepilio Pepilio, Wilde-purcelaine, some take it for Diuelsmilke or Pety-spurge.

1648 J. Bobart Eng. Catal. at Spurge, in Catalogus Plantarum Horti Medici Oxoniensis Petty spurge, Esula rotundifol.

1719 tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Compl. Herbal I. vi. ii. 513/1 The Leaves are small, resembling those of Lentills, or rather petty Spurge.

1786 J. Abercrombie Gardener's Pocket Dict. II. 203 Euphorbia Peplus. (Peplus.) or Petty Spurge.

1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. ii. iii. 205 Modifications of the leaf... Smooth,..without any superficial inequalities or appendages of any description. Ex. Euphorbia Peplus (petty spurge), and spindle-tree (Euonymus Europæus).

1954 A. A. Forsyth Brit. Poisonous Plants 68 The petty spurge, sometimes known as ‘milk-weed’, has caused illness and losses among horses and cattle in Australia.

2001 Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 July 8 The plant compound, which has already been discovered in more than 200 varieties of plants including the common backyard weed petty spurge or radium weed, has historically been used for medicinal purposes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petty spurge
释义	petty spurgen. Brit. /ˈpɛtɪ spəːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈpɛdi ˌspərdʒ/ Forms: see petty adj. and spurge n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petty adj., spurge n.¹ Etymology: < petty adj. + spurge n.¹ A small annual euphorbia which is often a troublesome weed of cultivated ground, Euphorbia peplus, native to Europe and introduced elsewhere, esp. to North America and Australia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Euphorbiaceae (spurges and allies) > [noun] > particular type of spurge petty spurge1578 milkweed1592 spurge1715 Macaranga1846 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 363 Peplos..is called in English of some Wartwurt,..also Pety Spurge. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Pepilio Pepilio, Wilde-purcelaine, some take it for Diuelsmilke or Pety-spurge. 1648 J. Bobart Eng. Catal. at Spurge, in Catalogus Plantarum Horti Medici Oxoniensis Petty spurge, Esula rotundifol. 1719 tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Compl. Herbal I. vi. ii. 513/1 The Leaves are small, resembling those of Lentills, or rather petty Spurge. 1786 J. Abercrombie Gardener's Pocket Dict. II. 203 Euphorbia Peplus. (Peplus.) or Petty Spurge. 1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. ii. iii. 205 Modifications of the leaf... Smooth,..without any superficial inequalities or appendages of any description. Ex. Euphorbia Peplus (petty spurge), and spindle-tree (Euonymus Europæus). 1954 A. A. Forsyth Brit. Poisonous Plants 68 The petty spurge, sometimes known as ‘milk-weed’, has caused illness and losses among horses and cattle in Australia. 2001 Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 July 8 The plant compound, which has already been discovered in more than 200 varieties of plants including the common backyard weed petty spurge or radium weed, has historically been used for medicinal purposes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
随便看	organ of rosenmüller organ of sex organ out organ peal organ piano organ pipe organ player organ pleat organ point organ prelude organ proteid organ recital organ regeneration organ screen organ seat organ song organ specificity organ stop organ tea organ tone organ transplant organ transplantation organ voice organ-beater organ-blower