water-weedn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəwiːd/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌwid/,

/ˈwɑdərˌwid/

Forms: see water n. and weed n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., weed n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + weed n.¹

Any aquatic plant, esp. an uncultivated one; spec. †(a) water pepper, Persicaria hydropiper (obsolete); (b) a pondweed of the genus Elodea or a related genus. Also: such plants collectively.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > water-thyme

water-weeda1300

hydrilla1824

anacharis1848

water thyme1853

elodea1894

a1300 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 202 [Persicaria] waterwede vel red bne [read kne] vel ersmert.

?1425 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 202 [Persicaria maior] dropwort..[Persicaria minor] culrage vel waterwed.

a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 202 [Persicaria] gallice calrage, waterwede.

1613 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (rev. ed.) sig. A4 (front matter) All their glorie els, like water weedes Without their element, presently dyes.

1642 C. Vermuyden Disc. Drayning Great Fennes 12 Deeping Fenne and other..are but newly made, and yet already most growne up with all kind of Water weeds.

1732 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide (ed. 2) 32 There are Reeds, and such like Water-Weeds to shelter them [sc. young ducks].

1830 J. D. Maycock Flora Barbadensis App. 443 Spigelia anthelmia Water Weed.

1842 R. Browning In a Gondola in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics Your gondola—let Zorzi wreathe A mesh of water-weeds about Its prow.

1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 185 He found that this water-weed [sc. Anacharis] had..accumulated there in great profusion.

1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 257 The ‘New Water-weed’ (Elodea canadensis), an American plant, was first remarked in Britain in 1817.

1890 R. Bridges Shorter Poems ii. v. 27 The water-weeds, that..scarce allow a narrow stream to pass.

1914 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 211/2 We pass..shikaras laden with wood or hay or water-weed.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. iii. 39 There are many Protozoa in fresh waters, e.g...the bell animalcules (Vorticella ) attached by contractile stalks to water-weed.

2009 Observer 17 May 17/2 Banning Canadian waterweed, along with Nuttalls waterweed and curly waterweed, would cost the industry between £2m and £5m in annual sales.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	water-weed
释义	water-weedn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəwiːd/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌwid/, /ˈwɑdərˌwid/ Forms: see water n. and weed n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., weed n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + weed n.¹ Any aquatic plant, esp. an uncultivated one; spec. †(a) water pepper, Persicaria hydropiper (obsolete); (b) a pondweed of the genus Elodea or a related genus. Also: such plants collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > water-thyme water-weeda1300 hydrilla1824 anacharis1848 water thyme1853 elodea1894 a1300 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 202 [Persicaria] waterwede vel red bne [read kne] vel ersmert. ?1425 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 202 [Persicaria maior] dropwort..[Persicaria minor] culrage vel waterwed. a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 202 [Persicaria] gallice calrage, waterwede. 1613 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (rev. ed.) sig. A4 (front matter) All their glorie els, like water weedes Without their element, presently dyes. 1642 C. Vermuyden Disc. Drayning Great Fennes 12 Deeping Fenne and other..are but newly made, and yet already most growne up with all kind of Water weeds. 1732 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide (ed. 2) 32 There are Reeds, and such like Water-Weeds to shelter them [sc. young ducks]. 1830 J. D. Maycock Flora Barbadensis App. 443 Spigelia anthelmia Water Weed. 1842 R. Browning In a Gondola in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics Your gondola—let Zorzi wreathe A mesh of water-weeds about Its prow. 1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 185 He found that this water-weed [sc. Anacharis] had..accumulated there in great profusion. 1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 257 The ‘New Water-weed’ (Elodea canadensis), an American plant, was first remarked in Britain in 1817. 1890 R. Bridges Shorter Poems ii. v. 27 The water-weeds, that..scarce allow a narrow stream to pass. 1914 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 211/2 We pass..shikaras laden with wood or hay or water-weed. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. iii. 39 There are many Protozoa in fresh waters, e.g...the bell animalcules (Vorticella ) attached by contractile stalks to water-weed. 2009 Observer 17 May 17/2 Banning Canadian waterweed, along with Nuttalls waterweed and curly waterweed, would cost the industry between £2m and £5m in annual sales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1300
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