Adam's Needlen.

Brit.

/ˌadəmz ˈniːdl/, U.S.

/ˌædəmz ˈnid(ə)l/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Adam , needle n.

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹) + needle n., with allusion to Adam and Eve sewing together fig leaves in Genesis 3:7.

1. Any of several yucca plants with narrow sharp-pointed leaves, esp. (in early use) Yucca gloriosa, and (now more usually) Y. filamentosa, both native to eastern North America and cultivated elsewhere in gardens. Also Adam's needle-and-thread. Cf. yucca n. 2.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > yuccas

yucca1664

Adam's Needle1730

bear grass1750

Spanish Bayonet1823

yucca-tree1828

Spanish dagger1859

dagger-plant1866

dasylirion1880

sotol1881

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1730 J. Cowell Curious & Profitable Gardener ii. i. 19 As I go along, I may take notice too, that, by Tradition, the Jucca is called Adam's Needle.

1792 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (new ed.) ii. iii. 69 Just without the trees..is a barricade of Palmetto royal (Yucca gloriosa) or Adam's needle, which grows so thick together, that a rat or bird can scarcely pass through them.

1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 158 Yucca—Adam's Needle.—In appearance, something between dwarf Palm-trees and Aloes.

1892 Pop. Sci. News Apr. 56/1 There is another species, Yucca filamentosa, that grows in the Eastern States, which is known as ‘Adam's needle’.

1938 B. Damon Grandma 73 A clump of yuccas, ‘Adam's needle-and-thread’.

1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 208/1 Adam's needle... A very hardy and beautiful plant growing in the warmest temperate areas to 3.65m.

2007 P. Derano Creating Deer Proof Garden 60 I use Adam's needle extensively, and it never fails to add a unique look to its location.

2. The shepherd's needle, Scandix pecten-veneris (family Apiaceae, formerly Umbelliferae), an annual plant native to Eurasia which has white flowers and finely divided leaves, and occurs chiefly as a weed of arable and other disturbed land. Also: the long, needle-shaped seed-pod of this plant. Now rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > shepherd's needle

pookneedlea1425

shepherd's needle1562

needle chervil1578

wild chervil1578

lady's comb1597

Venus needle1597

Venus's comb1597

pink needle1611

crow-needle1733

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Adam's Needle1872

1872 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 6 159 Some of our country-women call the long-beaked fruit..‘Adam's needle’, from their unlearned conjecture that therewith our first parents stitched the primitive robe.

1920 W. E. Brenchley Weeds of Farm Land xiii. 222 Scandix pecten, L.—Adam's needle, beggar's needle, chervil (needle or wild), clock-needle, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adams needle
释义	Adam's Needlen. Brit. /ˌadəmz ˈniːdl/, U.S. /ˌædəmz ˈnid(ə)l/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Adam , needle n. Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹) + needle n., with allusion to Adam and Eve sewing together fig leaves in Genesis 3:7. 1. Any of several yucca plants with narrow sharp-pointed leaves, esp. (in early use) Yucca gloriosa, and (now more usually) Y. filamentosa, both native to eastern North America and cultivated elsewhere in gardens. Also Adam's needle-and-thread. Cf. yucca n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > yuccas yucca1664 Adam's Needle1730 bear grass1750 Spanish Bayonet1823 yucca-tree1828 Spanish dagger1859 dagger-plant1866 dasylirion1880 sotol1881 soap-weed1884 1730 J. Cowell Curious & Profitable Gardener ii. i. 19 As I go along, I may take notice too, that, by Tradition, the Jucca is called Adam's Needle. 1792 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (new ed.) ii. iii. 69 Just without the trees..is a barricade of Palmetto royal (Yucca gloriosa) or Adam's needle, which grows so thick together, that a rat or bird can scarcely pass through them. 1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 158 Yucca—Adam's Needle.—In appearance, something between dwarf Palm-trees and Aloes. 1892 Pop. Sci. News Apr. 56/1 There is another species, Yucca filamentosa, that grows in the Eastern States, which is known as ‘Adam's needle’. 1938 B. Damon Grandma 73 A clump of yuccas, ‘Adam's needle-and-thread’. 1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 208/1 Adam's needle... A very hardy and beautiful plant growing in the warmest temperate areas to 3.65m. 2007 P. Derano Creating Deer Proof Garden 60 I use Adam's needle extensively, and it never fails to add a unique look to its location. 2. The shepherd's needle, Scandix pecten-veneris (family Apiaceae, formerly Umbelliferae), an annual plant native to Eurasia which has white flowers and finely divided leaves, and occurs chiefly as a weed of arable and other disturbed land. Also: the long, needle-shaped seed-pod of this plant. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > shepherd's needle pookneedlea1425 shepherd's needle1562 needle chervil1578 wild chervil1578 lady's comb1597 Venus needle1597 Venus's comb1597 pink needle1611 crow-needle1733 needle1793 Adam's Needle1872 1872 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 6 159 Some of our country-women call the long-beaked fruit..‘Adam's needle’, from their unlearned conjecture that therewith our first parents stitched the primitive robe. 1920 W. E. Brenchley Weeds of Farm Land xiii. 222 Scandix pecten, L.—Adam's needle, beggar's needle, chervil (needle or wild), clock-needle, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1730
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