adder's grassn.

Brit.

/ˈadəz ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈadəz ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈædərz ˌɡræs/

Forms:

α. see adder n.¹ and grass n.¹; also late Middle English neþergrece (probably transmission error).

β. 1500s–1600s adders grasse, 1800s– adder's grass.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: adder n.¹, grass n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < adder n.¹ + grass n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of adder n.¹ + grass n.¹ Compare earlier adderwort n., adder's tongue n., and also adder's spear n. at adder n.¹ Compounds 2.

1. Any of several plants thought to resemble a snake in some way, or used to treat snakebites; esp. adder's tongue, genus Ophioglossum, and †bistort, Persicaria bistorta (obsolete); cf. adderwort n. Now historical and rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun]

heatha700

beeworteOE

leversc725

springworteOE

clotec1000

halswortc1000

sengreenc1000

bottle?a1200

bird's-tonguea1300

bloodworta1300

faverolea1300

vetchc1300

pimpernel1378

oniona1398

bird's nest?a1425

adder's grassc1450

cockheada1500

ambrosia1525

fleawort1548

son before the father1552

crow-toe1562

basil1578

bird's-foot1578

bloodroot1578

throatwort1578

phalangium1608

yew1653

chalcedon1664

dittany1676

bleeding heart1691

felon-wort1706

hedgehog1712

land caltrops1727

old man's beard1731

loosestrife1760

Solomon's seal1760

fireweed1764

desert rose1792

star of Bethlehem1793

hen and chickens1794

Aaron's beard1820

felon-grass1824

arrowroot1835

snake-root1856

firebush1858

tick-seed1860

bird's eye1863

burning bush1866

rat-tail1871

lamb's earsa1876

lamb's tongue plant1882

tar-weed1884

Tom Thumb1886

parrotbeak1890

stinkweed1932

c1450 Med. Recipes (BL Add. 33996) in F. Heinrich Mittelengl. Medizinbuch (1896) 215 (MED) Tak neddre grece & þe rote of þe rede dokke.

a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 47 [Basilica] nedergresse.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. lxxxviii.404 Ophioglosson, or Lingua Serpentis (called in English Adders tongue; of some, Adders Grasse, though vnproperly) riseth forth from the ground.

1952 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 42 147 Ophioglossum..vulgatum L.: Adder's grass, Adder's spear.

†2. The early purple orchid, Orchis mascula. Obsolete.

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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] > orchids > early purple orchids

standengussa1400

standelworta1500

gandergoose?1550

adder's grass1551

ragwort1552

cuckoo orchis1578

fool's ballocks1578

Palma Christi1578

standergrass1578

fool's stones1597

fox-stones1597

goat's stones1597

goat stones1597

testicles1597

dead man's finger1604

long purples1604

dead man's thumb1652

man orchis1670

monkey orchisa1678

meadow orchis1753

military orchis1784

male orchis1785

ram's horn1832

lady orchis1846

dead man's hand1853

scorpion plant1866

phalaenopsid1880

walking orchid1910

soldier orchid1934

1551 W. Turner New Herball 152 Cynos orchis is called..in Englishe adders grasse, or goukis meat.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 222 In English some cal it also Orchis..Adders grasse and Bastard Satyrion.

1846 J. R. Bolles Solitude & Society with Other Poems 21 Where the bending willows weep, Nightshade, adder's-grass, and brake, In shadows fold the coiling snake.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 193 O. maculata. Adder-grass... In boggy ground, on moors especially, common.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adders grass
释义	adder's grassn. Brit. /ˈadəz ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈadəz ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈædərz ˌɡræs/ Forms: α. see adder n.¹ and grass n.¹; also late Middle English neþergrece (probably transmission error). β. 1500s–1600s adders grasse, 1800s– adder's grass. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: adder n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < adder n.¹ + grass n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of adder n.¹ + grass n.¹ Compare earlier adderwort n., adder's tongue n., and also adder's spear n. at adder n.¹ Compounds 2. 1. Any of several plants thought to resemble a snake in some way, or used to treat snakebites; esp. adder's tongue, genus Ophioglossum, and †bistort, Persicaria bistorta (obsolete); cf. adderwort n. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun] heatha700 beeworteOE leversc725 springworteOE clotec1000 halswortc1000 sengreenc1000 bottle?a1200 bird's-tonguea1300 bloodworta1300 faverolea1300 vetchc1300 pimpernel1378 oniona1398 bird's nest?a1425 adder's grassc1450 cockheada1500 ambrosia1525 fleawort1548 son before the father1552 crow-toe1562 basil1578 bird's-foot1578 bloodroot1578 throatwort1578 phalangium1608 yew1653 chalcedon1664 dittany1676 bleeding heart1691 felon-wort1706 hedgehog1712 land caltrops1727 old man's beard1731 loosestrife1760 Solomon's seal1760 fireweed1764 desert rose1792 star of Bethlehem1793 hen and chickens1794 Aaron's beard1820 felon-grass1824 arrowroot1835 snake-root1856 firebush1858 tick-seed1860 bird's eye1863 burning bush1866 rat-tail1871 lamb's earsa1876 lamb's tongue plant1882 tar-weed1884 Tom Thumb1886 parrotbeak1890 stinkweed1932 c1450 Med. Recipes (BL Add. 33996) in F. Heinrich Mittelengl. Medizinbuch (1896) 215 (MED) Tak neddre grece & þe rote of þe rede dokke. a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 47 [Basilica] nedergresse. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. lxxxviii.404 Ophioglosson, or Lingua Serpentis (called in English Adders tongue; of some, Adders Grasse, though vnproperly) riseth forth from the ground. 1952 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 42 147 Ophioglossum..vulgatum L.: Adder's grass, Adder's spear. †2. The early purple orchid, Orchis mascula. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids > early purple orchids standengussa1400 standelworta1500 gandergoose?1550 adder's grass1551 ragwort1552 cuckoo orchis1578 fool's ballocks1578 Palma Christi1578 standergrass1578 fool's stones1597 fox-stones1597 goat's stones1597 goat stones1597 testicles1597 dead man's finger1604 long purples1604 dead man's thumb1652 man orchis1670 monkey orchisa1678 meadow orchis1753 military orchis1784 male orchis1785 ram's horn1832 lady orchis1846 dead man's hand1853 scorpion plant1866 phalaenopsid1880 walking orchid1910 soldier orchid1934 1551 W. Turner New Herball 152 Cynos orchis is called..in Englishe adders grasse, or goukis meat. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 222 In English some cal it also Orchis..Adders grasse and Bastard Satyrion. 1846 J. R. Bolles Solitude & Society with Other Poems 21 Where the bending willows weep, Nightshade, adder's-grass, and brake, In shadows fold the coiling snake. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 193 O. maculata. Adder-grass... In boggy ground, on moors especially, common. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1450
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