devil's milkn.

Brit.

/ˌdɛvlz ˈmɪlk/, U.S.

/ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈmɪlk/

Forms: 1500s dyuels milke, 1500s–1600s diuels milke, 1600s devills milk, 1600s devils milk, 1700s– devil's milk.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a Dutch lexical item, and partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: devil n., milk n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + milk n.¹, after Dutch duivelsmelk (1554 in the passage translated in quot. 1578) and German Teufelsmilch (1533; also in the passage translated in quot. 1578).

Now historical and rare.

1. Either of two common spurges, petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus, and sun spurge, E. helioscopia; (also) the white latex contained in these plants, which can irritate the skin.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Euphorbiaceae (spurges and allies) > [noun]

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wolf's-milk1575

cypress tithymal1578

devil's milk1578

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Euphorbium1606

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milkwort1640

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spurge-wort1647

caper-bush1673

Portland spurge1715

milkweed1736

Medusa's head1760

little-good1808

welcome-home-husband1828

three-seeded mercury1846

cat's-milk1861

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snow-on-the-mountain1873

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asthma herb1887

mountain snow1889

crown of thorns1890

olifants melkbos1898

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. xxxii. 363 We may cal it after the Greke Peplos, or following the Douche, Dyuels milke.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Pepilio, Wilde-purcelaine, some take it for Diuelsmilke or Pety-spurge.

1726 Dict. Rusticum (ed. 3) Spurge, a Plant, the Juice of which is so hot, and corroding, that 'tis call'd Devil's Milk; which being dropt upon Warts eats them away.

1891 W. Tuckwell Tongues in Trees ii. 26 The Spurge yields devil's milk.

1908 Lancet 25 July 253/1 He states that all species of euphorbia have a similar anti-asthmatic effect and that the most active is euphorbia peplus, or devil's milk.

2004 A. Bullen Lang. Flowers 34 Many Euphorbias..exude a poisonous milky juice if cut or broken, giving rise to its old country name of ‘Devil's Milk’.

2. Greater celandine, Chelidonium majus, which contains potentially irritant yellow or orange latex.

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1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 149 Devil's milk, from the acrid quality of the milky juice. (1) Chelidonium majus, L.—Yks.

1919 A. R. Horwood New Brit. Flora IV. 171 The acrid juice [of Celandine] gave rise to the name Devil's Milk.

1930 A. F. Sievers Amer. Medicinal Plants 22 Other common names..greater celandine, tetterwort, killwart, wart flower, wartweed, wartwort, felonwort, cockfoot, devil's-milk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	devils milk
释义	devil's milkn. Brit. /ˌdɛvlz ˈmɪlk/, U.S. /ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈmɪlk/ Forms: 1500s dyuels milke, 1500s–1600s diuels milke, 1600s devills milk, 1600s devils milk, 1700s– devil's milk. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a Dutch lexical item, and partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: devil n., milk n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + milk n.¹, after Dutch duivelsmelk (1554 in the passage translated in quot. 1578) and German Teufelsmilch (1533; also in the passage translated in quot. 1578). Now historical and rare. 1. Either of two common spurges, petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus, and sun spurge, E. helioscopia; (also) the white latex contained in these plants, which can irritate the skin. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Euphorbiaceae (spurges and allies) > [noun] catapucec1386 Euphorbiaa1398 spurgea1400 tithymala1400 faitour's grassc1440 cat's-grassc1450 nettlewort1523 essell1527 lint-spurge1548 sea wartwort1548 spurge thyme1548 line-spurge1562 myrtle spurge1562 sun spurge1562 wolf's-milk1575 cypress tithymal1578 devil's milk1578 mercury1578 sea-spurge1597 sun tithymal1597 welcome to our house1597 wood-spurge1597 Euphorbium1606 milk-reed1611 milkwort1640 sun-turning spurge1640 spurge-wort1647 caper-bush1673 Portland spurge1715 milkweed1736 Medusa's head1760 little-good1808 welcome-home-husband1828 three-seeded mercury1846 cat's-milk1861 turnsole1863–79 mole-tree1864 snow-on-the-mountain1873 seven sisters1879 caper-plant1882 asthma herb1887 mountain snow1889 crown of thorns1890 olifants melkbos1898 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. xxxii. 363 We may cal it after the Greke Peplos, or following the Douche, Dyuels milke. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Pepilio, Wilde-purcelaine, some take it for Diuelsmilke or Pety-spurge. 1726 Dict. Rusticum (ed. 3) Spurge, a Plant, the Juice of which is so hot, and corroding, that 'tis call'd Devil's Milk; which being dropt upon Warts eats them away. 1891 W. Tuckwell Tongues in Trees ii. 26 The Spurge yields devil's milk. 1908 Lancet 25 July 253/1 He states that all species of euphorbia have a similar anti-asthmatic effect and that the most active is euphorbia peplus, or devil's milk. 2004 A. Bullen Lang. Flowers 34 Many Euphorbias..exude a poisonous milky juice if cut or broken, giving rise to its old country name of ‘Devil's Milk’. 2. Greater celandine, Chelidonium majus, which contains potentially irritant yellow or orange latex. ΚΠ 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 149 Devil's milk, from the acrid quality of the milky juice. (1) Chelidonium majus, L.—Yks. 1919 A. R. Horwood New Brit. Flora IV. 171 The acrid juice [of Celandine] gave rise to the name Devil's Milk. 1930 A. F. Sievers Amer. Medicinal Plants 22 Other common names..greater celandine, tetterwort, killwart, wart flower, wartweed, wartwort, felonwort, cockfoot, devil's-milk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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