sow-thistlen.

/saʊˈθɪs(ə)l/

Forms: Also sowthistle, sow thistle. Forms: (see sow n.¹ and thistle n.).

Etymology: Early Middle English suȝeþistel , perhaps an alteration of the earlier þuȝe- , þúþistel (see thowthistle n.), but compare also Old High German sûdistel, Middle Low German sudistel, sögedistel, German saudistel, as the name of various plants. Down to the 17th cent. usually written as one word.

a. One or other of the species of Sonchus; a plant belonging to this genus, esp. S. oleraceus and S. asper, common European weeds characterized by their sharply-toothed thistle-like leaves and milky juice.

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thowthistlea700

sow-thistlea1250

swine thistlea1350

milk thistlec1450

Saint Mary's seeda1500

Sonchus1558

hare's lettuce1597

smooth thistle1633

milkweed1736

tare-thistle1753

cow-thistle1832

puha1843

rauriki1848

a1250 MS. Bodley 130 lf. 37 b Cardun, sugeþithstel.

a1400 J. Mirfield Sinonoma Bartholomei (1882) 37 Rostrum porcinum, sowethistel.

14.. Medical MS. in Anglia XIX. 84 Take þe sow-thystill & late hym sethyn in whyt wyn.

c1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 89 Labrum ueneris,..sough thistil.

a1500 Agnus Castus (Bodl. 536) f. 16^v Labrum veneris, sowthestell, when y^e is broke he droppes mylke. And he beris ȝowlo floure.

1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 28 b I suppose that Southistel and Dentdelyon, be of like qualities [to cichory].

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 44 The other that be Sommer Weedes, as Sowthystell, and all other Thystels.

1639 O. Wood Alphabet. Bk. Physicall Secrets 70 Sorrell, Succory, Dandelion, and Sowthistle.

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xxiii. 139 When any of these Rich Lands shall..Over-grow with Weeds, Nettles, Hemblocks, Sow-Thistles, &c.

?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii VII.–VIII. Table 80 A Sowthistle with purple Flowers.

1770 G. White Let. 8 Oct. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 135 Milky plants, such as lettuces, dandelions, sowthistles, are it's favourite dish.

1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 208 This is very observable in the sowthistle, Sonchus arvensis.

1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 106 Even although we may be inclined to refuse the sowthistle [as a salad-plant].

figurative.1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 3 We have now to hale and drag our choisest and hopefullest wits to that asinine feast of sowthistles and brambles which is commonly set before them.attributive and in other combinations.1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Thistle The purple-flowered field-Cirsium, with..sow-thistle leaves.1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Thistle The..sow-thistle-leaved field-Cirsium.

b. Applied to species of the allied genera Lactuca and Prenanthes. ? Obsolete.

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a1400 J. Mirfield Sinonoma Bartholomei (1882) 27 Lactucella,..sowethistel.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 327 Sow Thistle, Prenanthes.

2. downy sow-thistle, Tangier sow-thistle (see quots.).

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1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 317/1 Sow Thistle, Tangier, Scorzonera.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 329 Downy Sow Thistle, Andryala.

Compounds

C1. With distinguishing or descriptive terms.blue sow-thistle: see the first element.

common sow-thistle n.

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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Sonchus The common sowthistle is..recommended..as a refrigerant.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 240/2 The most common species is the Sonchus oleraceus, the common sow-thistle.

corn sow-thistle n.

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1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 674 Sonchus arvensis. Corn, or Tree Sowthistle.

1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. III. 200 Corn Sow-thistle, Milk-thistle.

marsh sow-thistle n.

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1771 Encycl. Brit. III. 617/2 The [sonchus] palustris, or marsh sow-thistle.

1889 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 25 45/2 I found the marsh sow-thistle growing abundantly in this district.

prickly sow-thistle n.

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 229 Sonchus asper. Prickly Sowthistle.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Sow-Thistle,..a Plant of which there are two sorts, viz. the Hare's-Thistle and prickly Sow-Thistle.

rough sow-thistle n.

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1846–50 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 363 Sonchus asper. Rough Sow Thistle.

smooth sow-thistle n.

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 229 Hares lettuce or smooth Sowthistle.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) The smooth Sow-Thistle has the same Properties as the other.

1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 513 Smooth or unprickly Sowthistle, Hares Lettuce.

† snow-white sow-thistle n. Obsolete

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus flore niueo. Snowe white Sowthistle.

tree sow-thistle n.

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus arborescens. Tree Sowthistle.

1766 Museum Rusticum 6 444 Tree Sowthistle [S. arvensis]. The root is very creeping, full of milk, and with difficulty eradicated.

† wood sow-thistle n. Obsolete

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus syluaticus. Wood Sowthistle.

C2.

blue-flowered sow-thistle n.

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus flore cæruleo. Blew flowred Sowthistle.

broad-leaved sow-thistle n.

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 230 Broade leafed Sowthistle hath a long, thicke and milkie roote.

round-leaved sow-thistle n.

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1713 J. Petiver Catal. Ray's Eng. Herbal Round leav'd Sowthistle.

small-flowered sow-thistle n.

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1853 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 34 The Small-flowered Sow-Thistle (Sonchus Floridanus).

spiny-leaved sow-thistle n.

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1859 W. Darlington & G. Thurber Amer. Weeds & Useful Plants 206 The Spiny-leaved Sow-thistle (S. asper).

white-flowered sow-thistle n.

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 230 Sonchus læuis flore albo. White flowred Sowthistle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	sow-thistle
释义	sow-thistlen. /saʊˈθɪs(ə)l/ Forms: Also sowthistle, sow thistle. Forms: (see sow n.¹ and thistle n.). Etymology: Early Middle English suȝeþistel , perhaps an alteration of the earlier þuȝe- , þúþistel (see thowthistle n.), but compare also Old High German sûdistel, Middle Low German sudistel, sögedistel, German saudistel, as the name of various plants. Down to the 17th cent. usually written as one word. 1. a. One or other of the species of Sonchus; a plant belonging to this genus, esp. S. oleraceus and S. asper, common European weeds characterized by their sharply-toothed thistle-like leaves and milky juice. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > sow thistle thowthistlea700 sow-thistlea1250 swine thistlea1350 milk thistlec1450 Saint Mary's seeda1500 Sonchus1558 hare's lettuce1597 smooth thistle1633 milkweed1736 tare-thistle1753 cow-thistle1832 puha1843 rauriki1848 a1250 MS. Bodley 130 lf. 37 b Cardun, sugeþithstel. a1400 J. Mirfield Sinonoma Bartholomei (1882) 37 Rostrum porcinum, sowethistel. 14.. Medical MS. in Anglia XIX. 84 Take þe sow-thystill & late hym sethyn in whyt wyn. c1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 89 Labrum ueneris,..sough thistil. a1500 Agnus Castus (Bodl. 536) f. 16^v Labrum veneris, sowthestell, when y^e is broke he droppes mylke. And he beris ȝowlo floure. 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 28 b I suppose that Southistel and Dentdelyon, be of like qualities [to cichory]. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 44 The other that be Sommer Weedes, as Sowthystell, and all other Thystels. 1639 O. Wood Alphabet. Bk. Physicall Secrets 70 Sorrell, Succory, Dandelion, and Sowthistle. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xxiii. 139 When any of these Rich Lands shall..Over-grow with Weeds, Nettles, Hemblocks, Sow-Thistles, &c. ?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii VII.–VIII. Table 80 A Sowthistle with purple Flowers. 1770 G. White Let. 8 Oct. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 135 Milky plants, such as lettuces, dandelions, sowthistles, are it's favourite dish. 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 208 This is very observable in the sowthistle, Sonchus arvensis. 1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 106 Even although we may be inclined to refuse the sowthistle [as a salad-plant]. figurative.1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 3 We have now to hale and drag our choisest and hopefullest wits to that asinine feast of sowthistles and brambles which is commonly set before them.attributive and in other combinations.1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Thistle The purple-flowered field-Cirsium, with..sow-thistle leaves.1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Thistle The..sow-thistle-leaved field-Cirsium. b. Applied to species of the allied genera Lactuca and Prenanthes. ? Obsolete. ΚΠ a1400 J. Mirfield Sinonoma Bartholomei (1882) 27 Lactucella,..sowethistel. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 327 Sow Thistle, Prenanthes. 2. downy sow-thistle, Tangier sow-thistle (see quots.). ΚΠ 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 317/1 Sow Thistle, Tangier, Scorzonera. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 329 Downy Sow Thistle, Andryala. Compounds C1. With distinguishing or descriptive terms.blue sow-thistle: see the first element. common sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Sonchus The common sowthistle is..recommended..as a refrigerant. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 240/2 The most common species is the Sonchus oleraceus, the common sow-thistle. corn sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 674 Sonchus arvensis. Corn, or Tree Sowthistle. 1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. III. 200 Corn Sow-thistle, Milk-thistle. marsh sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1771 Encycl. Brit. III. 617/2 The [sonchus] palustris, or marsh sow-thistle. 1889 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 25 45/2 I found the marsh sow-thistle growing abundantly in this district. prickly sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 229 Sonchus asper. Prickly Sowthistle. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Sow-Thistle,..a Plant of which there are two sorts, viz. the Hare's-Thistle and prickly Sow-Thistle. rough sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1846–50 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 363 Sonchus asper. Rough Sow Thistle. smooth sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 229 Hares lettuce or smooth Sowthistle. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) The smooth Sow-Thistle has the same Properties as the other. 1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 513 Smooth or unprickly Sowthistle, Hares Lettuce. † snow-white sow-thistle n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus flore niueo. Snowe white Sowthistle. tree sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus arborescens. Tree Sowthistle. 1766 Museum Rusticum 6 444 Tree Sowthistle [S. arvensis]. The root is very creeping, full of milk, and with difficulty eradicated. † wood sow-thistle n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus syluaticus. Wood Sowthistle. C2. blue-flowered sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 231 Sonchus flore cæruleo. Blew flowred Sowthistle. broad-leaved sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 230 Broade leafed Sowthistle hath a long, thicke and milkie roote. round-leaved sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1713 J. Petiver Catal. Ray's Eng. Herbal Round leav'd Sowthistle. small-flowered sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1853 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 34 The Small-flowered Sow-Thistle (Sonchus Floridanus). spiny-leaved sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1859 W. Darlington & G. Thurber Amer. Weeds & Useful Plants 206 The Spiny-leaved Sow-thistle (S. asper). white-flowered sow-thistle n. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 230 Sonchus læuis flore albo. White flowred Sowthistle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1250
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