| 单词 | christ's-eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChrist's-eye Christ's-eye n. any of several herbaceous plants; esp. Inula oculus-christi (family Asteraceae), which has golden-yellow flowers, and wild clary, Salvia verbenaca (family Lamiaceae), previously used to treat diseases of the eyes; cf. oculus Christi n. [After post-classical Latin oculus Christi oculus Christi n.] Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for these plants. ΚΠ c1300 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 189 Anglice seint Mari rode vel Cristis-ey. ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 197 in Middle Eng. Dict. (at cited word) Oculus xpī, cristes yȝe. 1617 W. Lawson Countrie Housewifes Garden viii. 15 in New Orchard & Garden (1618) Oculus Christi, or Christes eye, seedes and dyes the first or second yeare. 1653 N. Culpeper Eng. Physitian Enlarged 69 Wild Clary is most blasphemously called Christs-Eye, because it cures Diseases of the Eyes. 1810 R. W. Darwin Principia Botanica (ed. 3) 228 (table) Oculus Christi. Christ's eye. Inula. 2005 M. P. Foley Why do Catholics eat Fish on Friday? viii. 76 Several other plants, by contrast, reflect the beauty of Christ's everyday appearance, such as Christ's-eye (Inula oculus-christi) and Christ's-hair (Scolopendrium vulgare). < as lemmas |
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