torch-thistlen.

Brit.

/ˈtɔːtʃˌθɪsl/, U.S.

/ˈtɔrtʃˌθɪs(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: torch n., thistle n.

Etymology: < torch n. + thistle n.

A name for a columnar cactus of the genus Cereus.

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torch1597

dildo1672

torch-plant1696

Cereus1731

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1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Cereus The Torch-Thistle. Call'd Cereus, because it is, as it were, a kind of Taper or Torch..because when these Plants have been cut down, and dry'd upon the Ground, they dip them into Oil, and burn them as Torches.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Greenhouse Euphorbiums, Torch-Thistles, and other tender succulent Plants.

1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty viii. 44 The indian-fig or torch-thistle,..as well as all that tribe of uncouth shaped exotics.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 177 Cereus, Torch-thistle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	torch-thistle
释义	torch-thistlen. Brit. /ˈtɔːtʃˌθɪsl/, U.S. /ˈtɔrtʃˌθɪs(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: torch n., thistle n. Etymology: < torch n. + thistle n. A name for a columnar cactus of the genus Cereus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > torch-thistle torch1597 dildo1672 torch-plant1696 Cereus1731 torch-thistle1731 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Cereus The Torch-Thistle. Call'd Cereus, because it is, as it were, a kind of Taper or Torch..because when these Plants have been cut down, and dry'd upon the Ground, they dip them into Oil, and burn them as Torches. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Greenhouse Euphorbiums, Torch-Thistles, and other tender succulent Plants. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty viii. 44 The indian-fig or torch-thistle,..as well as all that tribe of uncouth shaped exotics. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 177 Cereus, Torch-thistle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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