gulmoharn.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊlmə(ʊ)hɑː/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊlməˌhɑr/

Forms:

α. 1800s goolmohur, 1800s– gulmohar, 1800s– gulmohr, 1900s– golmohr, 1900s– gulmohur.

β. 1800s goldmohr, 1800s– goldmohur, 1900s– goldmohar.

Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu gulmohar.

Etymology: < Urdu gulmohar, gulmohr, colloquial pronunciation of gulmuhr < gul rose, flower ( < Persian gul : see gul n.) + muhr seal (see mohur n.). In β. forms remodelled after gold n.¹, perhaps partly by association with gold mohur at mohur n.

A tree with scarlet or orange flowers and feathery pinnate leaves, Delonix regia (family Leguminosae), native to Madagascar and widely planted as an ornamental in tropical regions. Also called (royal) peacock flower, royal poinciana, flamboyant.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > poinciana

poinciana1731

Barbados pride1756

flower-fence1786

gulmohar1839

flamboyant1879

peacock flower1884

thread-flower1884

flamboyant tree1903

1839 J. Graham Catal. Plants Bombay & Vicinity 61 P[oinciana] Pulcherrima... Gool Mohur, Barbadoes flower fence.—Common in every garden.

1874 E. Lear Indian Jrnl. June (1953) viii. 147 The wonderful orange blossomed gold-mohr tree is now a sight here as every compound has one or two in it, besides lots of other flowers.

1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ii. 20 Gold mohur trees like vast umbrellas of bloodred bloom.

1953 N. L. Bor Man. Indian Forest Bot. 71 The flowers of the Gul Mohur are described as having four scarlet petals, while the fifth, or standard, is variously variegated with gold and vermilion.

1988 A. Ghosh Shadow Lines (1989) 30 Huge lawns were threaded through by lanes that were often flooded with puddles of scarlet gulmohur and yellow jacaranda.

2016 Times of India (Nexis) 16 Dec. We will be growing species like bamboo, karanj, teak and gulmohar.

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

单词	gulmohar
释义	gulmoharn. Brit. /ˈɡʊlmə(ʊ)hɑː/, U.S. /ˈɡʊlməˌhɑr/ Forms: α. 1800s goolmohur, 1800s– gulmohar, 1800s– gulmohr, 1900s– golmohr, 1900s– gulmohur. β. 1800s goldmohr, 1800s– goldmohur, 1900s– goldmohar. Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu gulmohar. Etymology: < Urdu gulmohar, gulmohr, colloquial pronunciation of gulmuhr < gul rose, flower ( < Persian gul : see gul n.) + muhr seal (see mohur n.). In β. forms remodelled after gold n.¹, perhaps partly by association with gold mohur at mohur n. A tree with scarlet or orange flowers and feathery pinnate leaves, Delonix regia (family Leguminosae), native to Madagascar and widely planted as an ornamental in tropical regions. Also called (royal) peacock flower, royal poinciana, flamboyant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > poinciana poinciana1731 Barbados pride1756 flower-fence1786 gulmohar1839 flamboyant1879 peacock flower1884 thread-flower1884 flamboyant tree1903 1839 J. Graham Catal. Plants Bombay & Vicinity 61 P[oinciana] Pulcherrima... Gool Mohur, Barbadoes flower fence.—Common in every garden. 1874 E. Lear Indian Jrnl. June (1953) viii. 147 The wonderful orange blossomed gold-mohr tree is now a sight here as every compound has one or two in it, besides lots of other flowers. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ii. 20 Gold mohur trees like vast umbrellas of bloodred bloom. 1953 N. L. Bor Man. Indian Forest Bot. 71 The flowers of the Gul Mohur are described as having four scarlet petals, while the fifth, or standard, is variously variegated with gold and vermilion. 1988 A. Ghosh Shadow Lines (1989) 30 Huge lawns were threaded through by lanes that were often flooded with puddles of scarlet gulmohur and yellow jacaranda. 2016 Times of India (Nexis) 16 Dec. We will be growing species like bamboo, karanj, teak and gulmohar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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