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单词 smartweed
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smartweedn.

Brit. /ˈsmɑːtwiːd/, U.S. /ˈsmɑrtˌwid/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: smart n.1, smart adj., weed n.1
Etymology: < either smart n.1 or smart adj. + weed n.1 Compare earlier smarthole n., arsesmart n., culrage n.
Chiefly U.S.
Any of several bitter-tasting plants included or formerly included in the genus Polygonum (family Polygonaceae); esp. water pepper, Persicaria hydropiper. Also with distinguishing word.pale, water smartweed: see the first element.
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adderwortOE
arsesmarta1300
persicarya1400
persicaria?a1450
polygonya1500
buckwheat1548
polygonum1562
passions1568
bistort1578
oysterloit1578
goat's wheat1597
peachwort1597
plumbago1597
redshank1597
snake-weed1597
dragonwort1656
smartweed1787
patience dock1796
red-legs1820
passion dock1828
smartgrass1837
mud knotweed1845
jointweed1866
tear-thumb1866
pinch-weed1883
knotweed1884
sachaline1901
1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 388 Smartweed,..biting and pale-flowered persicarias; arsmart.
1848 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 16 247 The Smart-weed as a Remedy for Mercurial Salivation.
1880 E. C. Rollins New Eng. Bygones ii. 24 About my grandfather's gate smart-weed and dock-weed and plantain grew profusely.
1917 E. E. Shaw Garden Flowers Summer II. 180 Lady's Thumb is one of the Smartweeds used for planting in backgrounds of borders and gardens.
1968 R. T. Peterson & M. McKenny Field Guide Wildflowers Northeastern & North-central N. Amer. 274 Polygonum orientale. The most showy of all the smartweeds.
1989 Crossroads (Shoal Lake, Manitoba) 25 July 11/2 Swamp smartweed is a perennial weed which grows in viny mats from underground root stalks.
2002 W. Fiennes Snow Geese (2003) ii. 94 Michael pointed out..bromegrass, wormwood sage and little red shoots of smartweed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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