georginan.

Brit.

/dʒɔːˈdʒiːnə/, U.S.

/dʒɔrˈdʒinə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Georgina.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Georgina, genus name ( C. L. Wildenow Linnaeus' Species Plantarum (ed. 4, 1803) III. 2124) < the name of the Russian botanist and chemist Johann Gottlieb Georgi (1729–1802) + classical Latin -ina -ina suffix. Compare German Georgine (1816 or earlier).

A dahlia; (formerly also) †the genus Dahlia (obsolete); = dahlia n. 1a. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia

dahlia1804

georgina1809

pompom1861

cactus dahlia1881

collarette1913

1809 Anti-Jacobin Rev. & Mag. Apr. 361 Willdenow however changed the name Dahlia into Georgina, alleging that Dahlia was already appropriated in Dioecia.

1830 Baroness Bunsen in A. J. C. Hare Life & Lett. Baroness Bunsen (1879) I. ix. 351 At the Palace of Portici, I was delighted with a whole grove of Georginas.

1883 Garden 17 Mar. 244/1 One of the Georginas is a great beauty—the Painted Lady, or Anemone-flowered Georgina.

1911 World’s Work Aug. 14706/1 He loved his hyacinths, and his tulips, but especially his dahlias which were then called Georginas.

1997 D. Wells 100 Flowers 56 Until recently they [sc. dahlias] were also called ‘georginas’... The name is still used in Eastern Europe.

Compounds

georgina paper n. Chemistry (now disused) a kind of paper coloured violet by dahlia petals, used as a pH indicator (turning red with acids and green or yellow with alkalis).

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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical tests > indicators > [noun] > test papers

litmus paper1803

turmeric paper1806

test-paper1827

georgina paper1843

ozone paper1861

ozone test paper1872

turmeric test-paper1880

lead-paper1890

tetra-paper1890

1843 C. R. Fresenius & H. Will New Methods Alkalimetry xiv. 58 A small portion of the fluid is then filtered off, and this filtrate tested with Georgina paper.

1863 H. M. Noad Man. Chem. Anal. I. i. 42 Georgina paper..is prepared by dipping paper into the coloured infusion of the petals of the Georgina purpurea.

1901 P. Frazer Bibliotics (ed. 3) 218 Test-papers (litmus, mauve, and Georgina paper) serve to determine whether a paper has been washed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	georgina
释义	georginan. Brit. /dʒɔːˈdʒiːnə/, U.S. /dʒɔrˈdʒinə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Georgina. Etymology: < scientific Latin Georgina, genus name ( C. L. Wildenow Linnaeus' Species Plantarum (ed. 4, 1803) III. 2124) < the name of the Russian botanist and chemist Johann Gottlieb Georgi (1729–1802) + classical Latin -ina -ina suffix. Compare German Georgine (1816 or earlier). A dahlia; (formerly also) †the genus Dahlia (obsolete); = dahlia n. 1a. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia dahlia1804 georgina1809 pompom1861 cactus dahlia1881 collarette1913 1809 Anti-Jacobin Rev. & Mag. Apr. 361 Willdenow however changed the name Dahlia into Georgina, alleging that Dahlia was already appropriated in Dioecia. 1830 Baroness Bunsen in A. J. C. Hare Life & Lett. Baroness Bunsen (1879) I. ix. 351 At the Palace of Portici, I was delighted with a whole grove of Georginas. 1883 Garden 17 Mar. 244/1 One of the Georginas is a great beauty—the Painted Lady, or Anemone-flowered Georgina. 1911 World’s Work Aug. 14706/1 He loved his hyacinths, and his tulips, but especially his dahlias which were then called Georginas. 1997 D. Wells 100 Flowers 56 Until recently they [sc. dahlias] were also called ‘georginas’... The name is still used in Eastern Europe. Compounds georgina paper n. Chemistry (now disused) a kind of paper coloured violet by dahlia petals, used as a pH indicator (turning red with acids and green or yellow with alkalis). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical tests > indicators > [noun] > test papers litmus paper1803 turmeric paper1806 test-paper1827 georgina paper1843 ozone paper1861 ozone test paper1872 turmeric test-paper1880 lead-paper1890 tetra-paper1890 1843 C. R. Fresenius & H. Will New Methods Alkalimetry xiv. 58 A small portion of the fluid is then filtered off, and this filtrate tested with Georgina paper. 1863 H. M. Noad Man. Chem. Anal. I. i. 42 Georgina paper..is prepared by dipping paper into the coloured infusion of the petals of the Georgina purpurea. 1901 P. Frazer Bibliotics (ed. 3) 218 Test-papers (litmus, mauve, and Georgina paper) serve to determine whether a paper has been washed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1809
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