butterwortn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtəwəːt/, U.S.

/ˈbədərˌwərt/,

/ˈbədərˌwɔrt/

Forms: 1500s butterwoorts, 1600s– butterwort.

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

Etymology: < butter n.¹ + wort n.¹, probably so called on account of the greasy or glistening appearance of its leaves.Compare post-classical Latin pinguicula and early modern German smalzchrawt and the discussion of the motivation for these names at Pinguicula n.

Any of the insectivorous plants constituting the genus Pinguicula (family Lentibulariaceae), typically found in boggy places and having yellowish-green greasy leaves and white or purple flowers on slender stems; esp. the common P. vulgaris. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. Pinguicula n.pale butterwort: see the first element.

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butter-root1597

butterwort1597

Pinguicula1597

Yorkshire sanicle1597

bog violet1713

steep-grass1777

yearning grass1814

steep-wort1886

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 645 Called Pinguicula, of the fatnes or fulnes of the leafe, or of fatning, in Yorkshire..it is called Butterwoorts, Butter roote, and white roote.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §4. 252 Butterwort is a kinde of Sanicle; and it is hot and drie in the third degree.

1690 Eng. Herbal 65 In Bogs you'll find Butterwort.

1759 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry (new ed.) IV. 251 Butter-wort..is a plant sheep are fond of; but it is destructive to them.

1785 T. Martyn in tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xii. 130 Pinguicula or Butterwort has a personate flower.

1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies v. 195 The little pink butterwort of Devon, and the great blue butterwort of Ireland.

1889 Wesley Naturalist June 117 The Lapps use the leaves of the Common Butterwort to curdle Reindeer's milk.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1215 In the butterworts (Pinguicula ) we have another group of insectivores.

1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 284 Alpine Butterwort. A delicate plant with narrow, lance-shaped leaves and white flowers with an orange blob in the mouth.

2006 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 28 June 14 Many of North Lincolnshire's unusual bog plants, including Butterwort, three types of Sundew and Red Rattle, have nearly disappeared.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	butterwort
释义	butterwortn. Brit. /ˈbʌtəwəːt/, U.S. /ˈbədərˌwərt/, /ˈbədərˌwɔrt/ Forms: 1500s butterwoorts, 1600s– butterwort. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, wort n.¹ Etymology: < butter n.¹ + wort n.¹, probably so called on account of the greasy or glistening appearance of its leaves.Compare post-classical Latin pinguicula and early modern German smalzchrawt and the discussion of the motivation for these names at Pinguicula n. Any of the insectivorous plants constituting the genus Pinguicula (family Lentibulariaceae), typically found in boggy places and having yellowish-green greasy leaves and white or purple flowers on slender stems; esp. the common P. vulgaris. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. Pinguicula n.pale butterwort: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > butterwort butter-root1597 butterwort1597 Pinguicula1597 Yorkshire sanicle1597 bog violet1713 steep-grass1777 yearning grass1814 steep-wort1886 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 645 Called Pinguicula, of the fatnes or fulnes of the leafe, or of fatning, in Yorkshire..it is called Butterwoorts, Butter roote, and white roote. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §4. 252 Butterwort is a kinde of Sanicle; and it is hot and drie in the third degree. 1690 Eng. Herbal 65 In Bogs you'll find Butterwort. 1759 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry (new ed.) IV. 251 Butter-wort..is a plant sheep are fond of; but it is destructive to them. 1785 T. Martyn in tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xii. 130 Pinguicula or Butterwort has a personate flower. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies v. 195 The little pink butterwort of Devon, and the great blue butterwort of Ireland. 1889 Wesley Naturalist June 117 The Lapps use the leaves of the Common Butterwort to curdle Reindeer's milk. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1215 In the butterworts (Pinguicula ) we have another group of insectivores. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 284 Alpine Butterwort. A delicate plant with narrow, lance-shaped leaves and white flowers with an orange blob in the mouth. 2006 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 28 June 14 Many of North Lincolnshire's unusual bog plants, including Butterwort, three types of Sundew and Red Rattle, have nearly disappeared. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1597
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