root-fallenadj.

Brit.

/ˈruːtfɔːlən/, U.S.

/ˈrutˌfɔlən/,

/ˈrutˌfɑlən/,

/ˈrʊtˌfɔlən/,

/ˈrʊtˌfɑlən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: root n.¹, fallen adj.

Etymology: < root n.¹ + fallen adj. Compare later root-fall v.

Agriculture. Now rare.

Of a grain crop, esp. wheat: affected by root-fall (see root-fall n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > root-fallen or bent

root-fallen1763

knee-sick1794

1763 Museum Rusticum (1764) 1 111 The wheat [is] on that account very much subject to be root-fallen.

1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex I. i. 9 It is horrid land... It runs, by frosts, from the roots of wheat, which becomes root-fallen.

1887 E. A. Ormerod Hessian Fly 14 It had a root-fallen appearance, and the ears on the affected stems were dead and the kernels shrivelled up.

1928 Jrnl. Ministry of Agric. 35 766 When sown on a recently ploughed grass furrow, winter corn is apt to become root-fallen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	root-fallen
释义	root-fallenadj. Brit. /ˈruːtfɔːlən/, U.S. /ˈrutˌfɔlən/, /ˈrutˌfɑlən/, /ˈrʊtˌfɔlən/, /ˈrʊtˌfɑlən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: root n.¹, fallen adj. Etymology: < root n.¹ + fallen adj. Compare later root-fall v. Agriculture. Now rare. Of a grain crop, esp. wheat: affected by root-fall (see root-fall n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > root-fallen or bent root-fallen1763 knee-sick1794 1763 Museum Rusticum (1764) 1 111 The wheat [is] on that account very much subject to be root-fallen. 1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex I. i. 9 It is horrid land... It runs, by frosts, from the roots of wheat, which becomes root-fallen. 1887 E. A. Ormerod Hessian Fly 14 It had a root-fallen appearance, and the ears on the affected stems were dead and the kernels shrivelled up. 1928 Jrnl. Ministry of Agric. 35 766 When sown on a recently ploughed grass furrow, winter corn is apt to become root-fallen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1763
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