ginger-grassn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒə ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒə ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪndʒər ˌɡræs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ginger n., grass n.¹

Etymology: < ginger n. + grass n.¹In sense 1 so called on account of its appearance; in sense 2 so called on account of the scent of its oil. The Tamil word cited in quot. 1813 at sense 2a appears to be a compound < cukku dry ginger + nāṟu sprout + pillu grass.

1. Chiefly Jamaican. A tropical American grass with relatively broad leaves, Homolepis glutinosa. Now rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > American or West Indian

man-grass1672

Scotch grass1707

ginger-grass1750

savannah grass1750

bottlebrush1798

rescue grass1853

ant rice1861

1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados viii. 241 The Ginger-Grass. This is called Ginger-Grass, from the great Resemblance there is between the Leaves of this, and the Flags, or spire-like Leaves, of Ginger.

1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis II. 35 It [sc. Panicum glutinosum] is called ginger grass, on account of the width of leaves.

1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 784 Ginger-grass, Panicum glutinosum.

1917 Contrib. U.S. National Herbarium 18 331 Panicum glutinosum Swartz... Called ‘bur-grass’ and ‘ginger grass’.

2002 S. Iremonger Guide Plants Blue Mountains Jamaica 167 Homolepis glutinosa (= Panicum glutinosum; ginger grass). Large grass, 1 to 2 m high in flower.

a. Any of several South and South-East Asian grasses of the genus Cymbopogon that yield fragrant essential oils; (in later use) spec. a form or variety of rosha grass, C. martini.This form of C. martini is often known as C. martini var. sofia, although its status as a true botanical variety is uncertain.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > ginger-grass

ginger-grass1813

1813 W. Ainslie Materia Medica Hindoostan i. iii. 115 Sukkānāroo-pilloo..(Tam.)—Ginger Grass.—Andropogon Nardus?

1849 Floricultural Cabinet Dec. 296 Ginger-grass, or Lemon-grass grows abundantly in India.

1936 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 18 161 Ordinance No. 12 aims at the complete destruction of ginger grass and palmarosa plants of an inferior or hybrid quality in order that the best oil could be produced from the good quality plant.

1952 Kew Bull. 7 13 Information concerning the oil yielding grasses ‘palma rosa’ (Cymbopogon martini Stapf. var. motia) and gingergrass (C. martini Stapf. var. sofia).

2012 J. P. Rhind Essent. Oils (ed. 2) 201 The closely related C. martini var. sofia is gingergrass.

b. More fully ginger-grass oil. An essential oil produced from any of several grasses of the genus Cymbopogon; (in later use) spec. the oil produced from one form of C. martini, which is considered to be inferior to the palmarosa oil produced from another form of the same species (see palmarosa n.).

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > other plant-derived oils

oil de baya1398

oil roseta1400

alkitranc1400

laurinec1400

oil of spicac1400

seed oil1400

rape oil1420

nut-oil?c1425

masticine?1440

oil de rose?1440

oil of myrtine?a1450

gingellya1544

rose oil1552

alchitrean1562

oil of spike1577

oil of ben1594

myrtle oil1601

sesamus1601

sampsuchine1616

oil of walnuts1622

rape1641

oil of rhodium1649

rapeseed oil1652

neroli1676

oil of mace1681

spirit of scurvy-grass1682

beech-oil1716

poppy oil1737

castor oil1746

oil of sassafras1753

orange-peel oil1757

wood-oil1759

bergamot1766

sunflower oil1768

Russia oil1773

oil castor1779

tung-yu1788

poppy-seed oil1799

cocoa butter1801

sassafras oil1801

phulwara1805

oil of wine1807

grass oil1827

oil of marjoram1829

cajuput oil1832

essence of mustarda1834

picamar1835

spurge oil1836

oenanthic ether1837

tea oil1837

capnomor1838

cinnamon-oil1838

oil of mustard1838

orange-flower oil1838

resinein1841

mustard oil1844

myrrhol1845

styrol1845

oenanthol1847

shea butter1847

wintergreen1847

gaultheria oil1848

ginger-grass oil.1849

nutmeg oil1849

pine oil1849

peppermint oil1850

cocoa fat1851

orange oil1853

neem oil1856

poonga oil1857

xanthoxylene1857

crab-oil1858

illupi oil1858

Shanghai oil1861

stand oil1862

mustard-seed oil1863

carap oilc1865

cocum butter or oilc1865

Kurung oil1866

muduga oil1866

pichurim oil1866

serpolet1866

sumbul oil1868

sesame oil1870

niger oil1872

summer yellow1872

olibene1873

patchouli oil1875

pilocarpene1876

styrolene1881

tung oil1881

becuiba tallow1884

soy oil1884

tea-seed oil1884

eucalyptus1885

sage oil1888

hop-oil1889

cotton-seed oil1891

lemon oil1896

palmarosa oil1897

illipe butter1904

hydnocarpus oil1905

tung1911

niger seed oil1917

sun oil1937

vanaspati1949

fennel oil-

1849 Floricultural Cabinet Dec. 296 ‘Extract of Verbena’ is found in every fancy shop in the kingdom; this, however is but a plain solution of the Ginger-grass oil in spirit.

1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xx. 607 Botanically there are two varieties, namely, Motia and Sofia, the oils of which are known commercially as ‘palmarosa’ and ‘ginger grass’ oil respectively.

1992 J. Lawless Encycl. Essent. Oils 149/2 Gingergrass is considered an inferior oil.

2010 A. Akhila Essent. Oil-bearing Grasses ii. 73 The essential oil produced from the sofia variety of C[ymbopogon] martinii Stapf is known as gingergrass oil.

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

单词	ginger-grass
释义	ginger-grassn. Brit. /ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒə ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒə ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪndʒər ˌɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ginger n., grass n.¹ Etymology: < ginger n. + grass n.¹In sense 1 so called on account of its appearance; in sense 2 so called on account of the scent of its oil. The Tamil word cited in quot. 1813 at sense 2a appears to be a compound < cukku dry ginger + nāṟu sprout + pillu grass. 1. Chiefly Jamaican. A tropical American grass with relatively broad leaves, Homolepis glutinosa. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > American or West Indian man-grass1672 Scotch grass1707 ginger-grass1750 savannah grass1750 bottlebrush1798 rescue grass1853 ant rice1861 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados viii. 241 The Ginger-Grass. This is called Ginger-Grass, from the great Resemblance there is between the Leaves of this, and the Flags, or spire-like Leaves, of Ginger. 1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis II. 35 It [sc. Panicum glutinosum] is called ginger grass, on account of the width of leaves. 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 784 Ginger-grass, Panicum glutinosum. 1917 Contrib. U.S. National Herbarium 18 331 Panicum glutinosum Swartz... Called ‘bur-grass’ and ‘ginger grass’. 2002 S. Iremonger Guide Plants Blue Mountains Jamaica 167 Homolepis glutinosa (= Panicum glutinosum; ginger grass). Large grass, 1 to 2 m high in flower. 2. a. Any of several South and South-East Asian grasses of the genus Cymbopogon that yield fragrant essential oils; (in later use) spec. a form or variety of rosha grass, C. martini.This form of C. martini is often known as C. martini var. sofia, although its status as a true botanical variety is uncertain. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > ginger-grass ginger-grass1813 1813 W. Ainslie Materia Medica Hindoostan i. iii. 115 Sukkānāroo-pilloo..(Tam.)—Ginger Grass.—Andropogon Nardus? 1849 Floricultural Cabinet Dec. 296 Ginger-grass, or Lemon-grass grows abundantly in India. 1936 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 18 161 Ordinance No. 12 aims at the complete destruction of ginger grass and palmarosa plants of an inferior or hybrid quality in order that the best oil could be produced from the good quality plant. 1952 Kew Bull. 7 13 Information concerning the oil yielding grasses ‘palma rosa’ (Cymbopogon martini Stapf. var. motia) and gingergrass (C. martini Stapf. var. sofia). 2012 J. P. Rhind Essent. Oils (ed. 2) 201 The closely related C. martini var. sofia is gingergrass. b. More fully ginger-grass oil. An essential oil produced from any of several grasses of the genus Cymbopogon; (in later use) spec. the oil produced from one form of C. martini, which is considered to be inferior to the palmarosa oil produced from another form of the same species (see palmarosa n.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > other plant-derived oils oil de baya1398 oil roseta1400 alkitranc1400 laurinec1400 oil of spicac1400 seed oil1400 rape oil1420 nut-oil?c1425 masticine?1440 oil de rose?1440 oil of myrtine?a1450 gingellya1544 rose oil1552 alchitrean1562 oil of spike1577 oil of ben1594 myrtle oil1601 sesamus1601 sampsuchine1616 oil of walnuts1622 rape1641 oil of rhodium1649 rapeseed oil1652 neroli1676 oil of mace1681 spirit of scurvy-grass1682 beech-oil1716 poppy oil1737 castor oil1746 oil of sassafras1753 orange-peel oil1757 wood-oil1759 bergamot1766 sunflower oil1768 Russia oil1773 oil castor1779 tung-yu1788 poppy-seed oil1799 cocoa butter1801 sassafras oil1801 phulwara1805 oil of wine1807 grass oil1827 oil of marjoram1829 cajuput oil1832 essence of mustarda1834 picamar1835 spurge oil1836 oenanthic ether1837 tea oil1837 capnomor1838 cinnamon-oil1838 oil of mustard1838 orange-flower oil1838 resinein1841 mustard oil1844 myrrhol1845 styrol1845 oenanthol1847 shea butter1847 wintergreen1847 gaultheria oil1848 ginger-grass oil.1849 nutmeg oil1849 pine oil1849 peppermint oil1850 cocoa fat1851 orange oil1853 neem oil1856 poonga oil1857 xanthoxylene1857 crab-oil1858 illupi oil1858 Shanghai oil1861 stand oil1862 mustard-seed oil1863 carap oilc1865 cocum butter or oilc1865 Kurung oil1866 muduga oil1866 pichurim oil1866 serpolet1866 sumbul oil1868 sesame oil1870 niger oil1872 summer yellow1872 olibene1873 patchouli oil1875 pilocarpene1876 styrolene1881 tung oil1881 becuiba tallow1884 soy oil1884 tea-seed oil1884 eucalyptus1885 sage oil1888 hop-oil1889 cotton-seed oil1891 lemon oil1896 palmarosa oil1897 illipe butter1904 hydnocarpus oil1905 tung1911 niger seed oil1917 sun oil1937 vanaspati1949 fennel oil- 1849 Floricultural Cabinet Dec. 296 ‘Extract of Verbena’ is found in every fancy shop in the kingdom; this, however is but a plain solution of the Ginger-grass oil in spirit. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xx. 607 Botanically there are two varieties, namely, Motia and Sofia, the oils of which are known commercially as ‘palmarosa’ and ‘ginger grass’ oil respectively. 1992 J. Lawless Encycl. Essent. Oils 149/2 Gingergrass is considered an inferior oil. 2010 A. Akhila Essent. Oil-bearing Grasses ii. 73 The essential oil produced from the sofia variety of C[ymbopogon] martinii Stapf is known as gingergrass oil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1750
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