Prophet flowern.

Brit.

/ˈprɒfɪt ˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈprɑfət ˌflaʊər/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Prophet flower.

β. 1800s– Prophet's flower.

Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a Turkish lexical item. Etymons: prophet n., flower n.

Etymology: In α. forms < prophet n. + flower n. In β. forms < the genitive of prophet n. + flower n., both apparently after Ottoman Turkish gül-i peyġāmber, literally ‘flower of the Messenger (Prophet, i.e. Muhammad)’, itself apparently after Persian guli payġāmbar < guli, combining form of gul flower + payġāmbar , payġambar prophet ( < payġām, payġam message + bar-, present stem of burdan to carry, bear). Neither the Ottoman Turkish nor the Persian expression is listed in standard dictionaries and both appear to be rare. Perhaps compare Turkish peygamber çiçeği < peygamber Messenger + çiçeği, combining form of çiçek flower.According to various Muslim legends, the evanescent dark spots that appear on the petals are the fingerprints of either Satan or the prophet Muhammad.

Any of several yellow- and black-flowered plants constituting the genus Arnebia (family Boraginaceae), characterized by flowers with evanescent dark spots and including A. pulchra, native from Armenia to Iran, and A. griffithii, of Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc., both sometimes grown elsewhere for ornament.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of Asia

Prophet flower1861

ixia-lily1866

Maltese cross1868

toad-lily1884

whorl-flower1884

Perovskia1907

1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara I. iii. 86 The violet has the name of ‘gool i pueghambur’, or the rose of the Prophet, par excellence, I suppose, from its fragrance.]

1861 Harper's Mag. Feb. 351/1 Your lips are like the prophet-flower.

1869 J. L. Stewart Punjab Plants 152 ‘Prophet's flower’..is liked by the Patháns on account of its delightful scent, and is also held in veneration by them, as the five dark marks on the corolla are said to be those of Mahomed's fingers.

1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife x. 116 The Duchess..was being embittered by a prebendary of servile habits who insisted on agreeing with her as to the Latin name of a patch of Prophet-flower.

1972 R. R. Stewart Catal. Vascular Plants W. Pakistan & Kashmir 582 The characteristic dark spots on the yellow petals of the Prophet's Flower fade as the sun becomes strong.

1997 Financial Times (Nexis) 26 Apr. (Gardening section) 18 The most exquisite plant in my garden is the neglected Prophet Flower, which used to be called Arnebia echioides but has now been re-classed as Arnebia pulchra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prophet flower
释义	Prophet flowern. Brit. /ˈprɒfɪt ˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈprɑfət ˌflaʊər/ Forms: α. 1800s– Prophet flower. β. 1800s– Prophet's flower. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a Turkish lexical item. Etymons: prophet n., flower n. Etymology: In α. forms < prophet n. + flower n. In β. forms < the genitive of prophet n. + flower n., both apparently after Ottoman Turkish gül-i peyġāmber, literally ‘flower of the Messenger (Prophet, i.e. Muhammad)’, itself apparently after Persian guli payġāmbar < guli, combining form of gul flower + payġāmbar , payġambar prophet ( < payġām, payġam message + bar-, present stem of burdan to carry, bear). Neither the Ottoman Turkish nor the Persian expression is listed in standard dictionaries and both appear to be rare. Perhaps compare Turkish peygamber çiçeği < peygamber Messenger + çiçeği, combining form of çiçek flower.According to various Muslim legends, the evanescent dark spots that appear on the petals are the fingerprints of either Satan or the prophet Muhammad. Any of several yellow- and black-flowered plants constituting the genus Arnebia (family Boraginaceae), characterized by flowers with evanescent dark spots and including A. pulchra, native from Armenia to Iran, and A. griffithii, of Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc., both sometimes grown elsewhere for ornament. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of Asia Prophet flower1861 ixia-lily1866 Maltese cross1868 toad-lily1884 whorl-flower1884 Perovskia1907 1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara I. iii. 86 The violet has the name of ‘gool i pueghambur’, or the rose of the Prophet, par excellence, I suppose, from its fragrance.] 1861 Harper's Mag. Feb. 351/1 Your lips are like the prophet-flower. 1869 J. L. Stewart Punjab Plants 152 ‘Prophet's flower’..is liked by the Patháns on account of its delightful scent, and is also held in veneration by them, as the five dark marks on the corolla are said to be those of Mahomed's fingers. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife x. 116 The Duchess..was being embittered by a prebendary of servile habits who insisted on agreeing with her as to the Latin name of a patch of Prophet-flower. 1972 R. R. Stewart Catal. Vascular Plants W. Pakistan & Kashmir 582 The characteristic dark spots on the yellow petals of the Prophet's Flower fade as the sun becomes strong. 1997 Financial Times (Nexis) 26 Apr. (Gardening section) 18 The most exquisite plant in my garden is the neglected Prophet Flower, which used to be called Arnebia echioides but has now been re-classed as Arnebia pulchra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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