butterburn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtəbəː/, U.S.

/ˈbədərˌbər/

Forms:

α. see butter n.¹ and bur n.

β. 1600s butterburn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, bur n.

Etymology: < butter n.¹ + bur n. Probably so called because its large leaves were used for wrapping butter; compare butterdock n. at butter n.¹ Compounds 4 and butter leaves n. at butter n.¹ Compounds 4.

1. Any of several perennial plants of the genus Petasites (family Asteraceae) which are found in wet regions of Eurasia and North America, and have spikes of pale purple or white flowers, thick rhizomes, and large soft leaves; esp. the common P. vulgaris. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. petasites n.Butterburs contain toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids which are typically removed before the plants are used medicinally or as a source of food.

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butterbur1548

petasites1548

flea-dock1597

pestilent-wort1597

pestilence-wort1640

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.ij Petasites is called in the South partes of Englande a Butter bur.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 667 Bvtter Burre doth..bring foorth flowers before the leaues, as doth Coltesfoot.

1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs 43 ⁋79 From Butter-burre floweth Gum, from Chameleon bird-lime.

1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries ii. xii in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 231 The Leaves thereof are rough and round, as big very near as those of Petasites, called Butterburn in our Language.

1736 Compl. Family-piece i. iv. 180 Take of the Juice of..fresh gather'd Butterbur roots 1 Pound and a half.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 391 Butter-bur has vast leaves shaped much like those of the Colt's-foot; many..flowers, collected into an ovate thyrse.

1847 G. Soane New Curios. Lit. I. 5 The Laurestine, the White Butterbur, and the Christmas Rose, all flower at different periods of the month.

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. 269 A long bar of gravel, covered with giant ‘butterbur’ leaves.

1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 634/1 What..is sometimes called ‘winter heliotrope’, is the fragrant ‘butterbur’, or sweet-scented coltsfoot, Petasites (Tussilago) fragrans.

1901 Spectator 3 Aug. 157/2 The giant cow-parsnip..and the native butter-bur (Petasites), are good neighbours.

1919 Trans. Perthshire Soc. Nat. Sci. 6 181 Anyone who will try a tussle with the butterburs in a turnip field will cry ‘enough’.

1989 C. Boisset Town Gardens 57/1 Species that are found in boggy conditions in the wild..include..Japanese butterbur (Petasites japonicus).

2017 Guardian (Nexis) 4 May (Environment section) The vegetation was a waist-high mosaic of butterbur, sweet cicely, ground elder and cranesbill leaves.

2. The greater burdock, Arctium lappa. rare.

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1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers 316 The butter-bur (Arctium lappa) has a repute in malignant fevers.

1961 N. Froud et al. tr. P. Montagné & A. Gottschalk Larousse Gastronomique 185/1 Burdock (Butter-bur, Beggar's buttons), bardane—A hardy perennial plant which grows along paths on the roadside and in the hedgerows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butterbur
释义	butterburn. Brit. /ˈbʌtəbəː/, U.S. /ˈbədərˌbər/ Forms: α. see butter n.¹ and bur n. β. 1600s butterburn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, bur n. Etymology: < butter n.¹ + bur n. Probably so called because its large leaves were used for wrapping butter; compare butterdock n. at butter n.¹ Compounds 4 and butter leaves n. at butter n.¹ Compounds 4. 1. Any of several perennial plants of the genus Petasites (family Asteraceae) which are found in wet regions of Eurasia and North America, and have spikes of pale purple or white flowers, thick rhizomes, and large soft leaves; esp. the common P. vulgaris. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. petasites n.Butterburs contain toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids which are typically removed before the plants are used medicinally or as a source of food. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > butterbur butterbur1548 petasites1548 flea-dock1597 pestilent-wort1597 pestilence-wort1640 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.ij Petasites is called in the South partes of Englande a Butter bur. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 667 Bvtter Burre doth..bring foorth flowers before the leaues, as doth Coltesfoot. 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs 43 ⁋79 From Butter-burre floweth Gum, from Chameleon bird-lime. 1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries ii. xii in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 231 The Leaves thereof are rough and round, as big very near as those of Petasites, called Butterburn in our Language. 1736 Compl. Family-piece i. iv. 180 Take of the Juice of..fresh gather'd Butterbur roots 1 Pound and a half. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 391 Butter-bur has vast leaves shaped much like those of the Colt's-foot; many..flowers, collected into an ovate thyrse. 1847 G. Soane New Curios. Lit. I. 5 The Laurestine, the White Butterbur, and the Christmas Rose, all flower at different periods of the month. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. 269 A long bar of gravel, covered with giant ‘butterbur’ leaves. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 634/1 What..is sometimes called ‘winter heliotrope’, is the fragrant ‘butterbur’, or sweet-scented coltsfoot, Petasites (Tussilago) fragrans. 1901 Spectator 3 Aug. 157/2 The giant cow-parsnip..and the native butter-bur (Petasites), are good neighbours. 1919 Trans. Perthshire Soc. Nat. Sci. 6 181 Anyone who will try a tussle with the butterburs in a turnip field will cry ‘enough’. 1989 C. Boisset Town Gardens 57/1 Species that are found in boggy conditions in the wild..include..Japanese butterbur (Petasites japonicus). 2017 Guardian (Nexis) 4 May (Environment section) The vegetation was a waist-high mosaic of butterbur, sweet cicely, ground elder and cranesbill leaves. 2. The greater burdock, Arctium lappa. rare. ΚΠ 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers 316 The butter-bur (Arctium lappa) has a repute in malignant fevers. 1961 N. Froud et al. tr. P. Montagné & A. Gottschalk Larousse Gastronomique 185/1 Burdock (Butter-bur, Beggar's buttons), bardane—A hardy perennial plant which grows along paths on the roadside and in the hedgerows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1548
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