herb true-loven.
/ˌhəːb ˈtruːlʌv/, U.S. /ˌ(h)ərb ˈtruˌləv/ 1. The plant herb Paris, Paris quadrifolia; = true love n. 2a. Now historical.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > herb Paris
true lovec1390
four-leaved grassc1450
one-berry1548
herb Paris1578
herb true-love1597
1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 329 One Berrie, is also called herbe Trueloue, and herbe Paris.
1653 N. Culpeper Pharmacopœia Londinensis 19/1 Herb True-love, is very cold in temperature.
1710 W. Salmon Botanologia II. 789/1 But the Latines call it Herba Paris, and so it is generally called by all Herbarists; and in English, One Berry, Herb True Love, and Herb Paris.
1820 J. Chambers Poet. Wks. 25 Herb Paris 'tis, the stem is long and small, The vulgar this rare plant herb True-love call.
1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore i. 15 He picked nigwort, figwort and liriconfancy, adding thereto polypody of the oak, pellitory of Spain and herb true-love.
2014 M. Willes Gardens Brit. Working Class 41 Herb True-Love was ‘owned’ by Venus.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > Trillium
herb true-love1640
birthroot1707
three-leaved nightshade1760
Trillium1760
true love1760
Indian balm1830
nosebleed1869
wake-robin1871
white bath1891
1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 390 (heading) Herba Paris Canadensis rotunda radice. Herbe true love of Canada with a round roote.
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. Appendix 304/2 Herb Truelove of Canada, Trillium.
1810 Encycl. Londinensis III. 295/1 Trillium, three-leaved nightshade, or herb true-love of Canada.
1829 Trans. Lit. & Hist. Soc. Quebec 1 226 Trillium erectum. Herb true love.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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