† porphyritisn.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin porphyrītis purple-coloured (applied by Pliny to a kind of fig: see quot. 1601 at porphyrite adj.) < ancient Greek πορϕυρῖτις , feminine of πορϕυρίτης (see porphyrite n.¹). Compare porphyrite adj.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A purple variety of fig. Cf. porphyrite adj.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > fig

fig?c1225

figo1589

porphyritis1706

Marseilles1725

Turkey fig1866

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Porphyritis, a Fig of a purple Colour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	porphyritis
释义	† porphyritisn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin porphyrītis. Etymology: < classical Latin porphyrītis purple-coloured (applied by Pliny to a kind of fig: see quot. 1601 at porphyrite adj.) < ancient Greek πορϕυρῖτις , feminine of πορϕυρίτης (see porphyrite n.¹). Compare porphyrite adj. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A purple variety of fig. Cf. porphyrite adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > fig fig?c1225 figo1589 porphyritis1706 Marseilles1725 Turkey fig1866 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Porphyritis, a Fig of a purple Colour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1706
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