Polygonatumn.

Brit.

/pəˌlɪɡəˈnɑːtəm/,

/pəˌlɪɡəˈneɪtəm/, U.S.

/pəˌlɪɡəˈnɑdəm/,

/pəˌlɪɡəˈneɪdəm/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin polygonatum (1597 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek πολυγόνατον , use as noun of neuter of πολυγόνατος polygonate adj.¹ Compare classical Latin polygonaton a kind of thistle, knot-grass (both recorded as further senses of Hellenistic Greek πολυγόνατον). Compare French polygonatum (1603 or earlier).

A plant of the genus Polygonatum (family Liliaceae) of herbaceous perennials, which bear paired, drooping, often white or yellowish-green flowers; Solomon's seal. Also (in form Polygonatum): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > Solomon's seal or star of Bethlehem

whitewort?c1400

Solomon's seal1543

dog's onion1548

white root1548

ornithogalum1562

Our Lady's cowslip1565

St John's seal1567

star of Bethlehem1573

ornithogal1578

field onion1582

Polygonatum1597

star of Bethlehem1629

Ladder to Heaven1640

Star of Naples1722

smilacina1808

seal-wort1837

lady's seal1870

peep of day1882

morning star1890

chinkerinchee1926

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. cccxxiii. 755 The second kinde of Polygonatum doth not much varie from the former.

a1763 C. Smart Jubilate Agno (fragment C) in Poet. Wks. (1980) I. 94 Let Sheshbazzar rejoice with Polygonatum Solomon's seal.

1821 N. Amer. Rev. July 117 In..adopting Desfontaines' dismemberment of the genus Convallaria into Convallaria, Smilacina and Polygonatum..Nuttall appears to have ventured upon or assented to changes, which the generic differences he has indicated do not warrant.

1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. ii. i. 102 In ‘Solomon's seal’ (Polygonatum), the place where the last year's growth has terminated and the next year's commenced is marked by a circular scar.

1900 Missouri Bot. Garden Ann. Rep. 97 Rootstock 1 to 2 cm. thick, with scars of old stems as in Polygonatum.

1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xix. 550 Species like..Polygonatum in which the rhizome persists for many years although eventually decaying.

1996 Amateur Gardening 25 May 32/3 In the corner a collection of shade-loving polygonatums and ferns provide a cool and shady grotto.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polygonatum
释义	Polygonatumn. Brit. /pəˌlɪɡəˈnɑːtəm/, /pəˌlɪɡəˈneɪtəm/, U.S. /pəˌlɪɡəˈnɑdəm/, /pəˌlɪɡəˈneɪdəm/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin polygonatum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin polygonatum (1597 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek πολυγόνατον , use as noun of neuter of πολυγόνατος polygonate adj.¹ Compare classical Latin polygonaton a kind of thistle, knot-grass (both recorded as further senses of Hellenistic Greek πολυγόνατον). Compare French polygonatum (1603 or earlier). A plant of the genus Polygonatum (family Liliaceae) of herbaceous perennials, which bear paired, drooping, often white or yellowish-green flowers; Solomon's seal. Also (in form Polygonatum): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > Solomon's seal or star of Bethlehem whitewort?c1400 Solomon's seal1543 dog's onion1548 white root1548 ornithogalum1562 Our Lady's cowslip1565 St John's seal1567 star of Bethlehem1573 ornithogal1578 field onion1582 Polygonatum1597 star of Bethlehem1629 Ladder to Heaven1640 Star of Naples1722 smilacina1808 seal-wort1837 lady's seal1870 peep of day1882 morning star1890 chinkerinchee1926 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. cccxxiii. 755 The second kinde of Polygonatum doth not much varie from the former. a1763 C. Smart Jubilate Agno (fragment C) in Poet. Wks. (1980) I. 94 Let Sheshbazzar rejoice with Polygonatum Solomon's seal. 1821 N. Amer. Rev. July 117 In..adopting Desfontaines' dismemberment of the genus Convallaria into Convallaria, Smilacina and Polygonatum..Nuttall appears to have ventured upon or assented to changes, which the generic differences he has indicated do not warrant. 1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. ii. i. 102 In ‘Solomon's seal’ (Polygonatum), the place where the last year's growth has terminated and the next year's commenced is marked by a circular scar. 1900 Missouri Bot. Garden Ann. Rep. 97 Rootstock 1 to 2 cm. thick, with scars of old stems as in Polygonatum. 1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xix. 550 Species like..Polygonatum in which the rhizome persists for many years although eventually decaying. 1996 Amateur Gardening 25 May 32/3 In the corner a collection of shade-loving polygonatums and ferns provide a cool and shady grotto. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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