Polemoniumn.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlᵻˈməʊnɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌpɑləˈmoʊniəm/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Polemonium (14th cent. in a British source; compare classical Latin polemōnia , an unidentified plant (Pliny)) < Hellenistic Greek πολεμώνιον , an unidentified plant < Πολέμων , proper name ( < πόλεμος war: see polemic adj. and n.) + -ιον , suffix forming nouns (compare -y suffix⁴), or, according to Pliny, directly < πόλεμος war. Compare:1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 132 Polemonium. Pliny relates, that the plant which he called by this name received its appellation from having been the cause of a war between two kings, who could not agree which of them first discovered its virtues... Its name has descended to a flower which ornaments the garden, but which preserves nothing of the virtue of its progenitor.

The type genus of the family Polemoniaceae, comprising annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to America, Asia, and Europe, many of which are cultivated for their single and clustered bell-shaped flowers; (also polemonium) a plant of this genus (cf. Jacob's ladder n. 1).Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 162, after J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 146.

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Greek (Greekish, Grecian) valerian1578

Polemonium1601

Jacob's ladder1733

charity1737

makebate1866

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xxvi. vii. 248 Order would be giuen before vnto the patient, to eat Cresses or Irio. [margin] Or Polemonium.

1719 tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Compl. Herbal I. ii. 202/2 The Polemonium has slender Branches, winged upon each Side.

1764 J. Hill Veg. Syst. VII. 63 Crimson Greek valerian... This plant joins the Ipomæas and the Polemoniums.

1882 Cent. Mag. June 227/1 Even the tops of the mountains are blessed with flowers,—dwarf phlox, polemonium, ribes, hulsea, etc.

1931 Times Educ. Suppl. 25 July (Home & Classroom section) p. iv/2 We fairly waded through flowers, including pale blue borage, mauve polemonium,..and blue primula.

1968 ‘J. M. Berrisford’ Very Small Garden viii. 95 Polemoniums, with their ‘Jacob's ladder’ leaves, and the taller geranium species are good.

2001 Church Times 12 Oct. 11/1 The dying foliage will be obscured by the developing foliage and flowers of the herbaceous perennials, such as delphiniums, polemoniums and phlox.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polemonium
释义	Polemoniumn. Brit. /ˌpɒlᵻˈməʊnɪəm/, U.S. /ˌpɑləˈmoʊniəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Polemonium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Polemonium (14th cent. in a British source; compare classical Latin polemōnia , an unidentified plant (Pliny)) < Hellenistic Greek πολεμώνιον , an unidentified plant < Πολέμων , proper name ( < πόλεμος war: see polemic adj. and n.) + -ιον , suffix forming nouns (compare -y suffix⁴), or, according to Pliny, directly < πόλεμος war. Compare:1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 132 Polemonium. Pliny relates, that the plant which he called by this name received its appellation from having been the cause of a war between two kings, who could not agree which of them first discovered its virtues... Its name has descended to a flower which ornaments the garden, but which preserves nothing of the virtue of its progenitor. The type genus of the family Polemoniaceae, comprising annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to America, Asia, and Europe, many of which are cultivated for their single and clustered bell-shaped flowers; (also polemonium) a plant of this genus (cf. Jacob's ladder n. 1).Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 162, after J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 146. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > Jacob's ladder Greek (Greekish, Grecian) valerian1578 Polemonium1601 Jacob's ladder1733 charity1737 makebate1866 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xxvi. vii. 248 Order would be giuen before vnto the patient, to eat Cresses or Irio. [margin] Or Polemonium. 1719 tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Compl. Herbal I. ii. 202/2 The Polemonium has slender Branches, winged upon each Side. 1764 J. Hill Veg. Syst. VII. 63 Crimson Greek valerian... This plant joins the Ipomæas and the Polemoniums. 1882 Cent. Mag. June 227/1 Even the tops of the mountains are blessed with flowers,—dwarf phlox, polemonium, ribes, hulsea, etc. 1931 Times Educ. Suppl. 25 July (Home & Classroom section) p. iv/2 We fairly waded through flowers, including pale blue borage, mauve polemonium,..and blue primula. 1968 ‘J. M. Berrisford’ Very Small Garden viii. 95 Polemoniums, with their ‘Jacob's ladder’ leaves, and the taller geranium species are good. 2001 Church Times 12 Oct. 11/1 The dying foliage will be obscured by the developing foliage and flowers of the herbaceous perennials, such as delphiniums, polemoniums and phlox. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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