honey plantn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪ plɑːnt/,

/ˈhʌnɪ plant/, U.S.

/ˈhəni ˌplænt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., plant n.¹

Etymology: < honey n. + plant n.¹

1. Any plant which provides a particularly valuable nectar source for bees, and hence useful in the production of honey.

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the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > nectar or honey-dew > plant yielding

honey flowerc1500

honey plant1815

1815 New Ann. Reg. 1814 Lit. Select. & Retrospect 339/2 His [sc. M. Thiébaut's] list of honey plants [of Elba] is but very meagre.

1883 Amer. Bee Jrnl. 14 Feb. 99/1 I send you some pods of seed of a good honey plant.

1921 Gleanings Bee Culture Oct. 629/1 The English name ‘heartsease’ is universally used by American beekeepers for the well-known honey plant Polygonum persicaria.

2006 A. Green Starting with Ingredients 479 The most important honey plant of the western states, alfalfa is a legume with blue flowers.

2. Any of various plants that are used as sweeteners, that yield abundant nectar, or whose flowers have a sweet smell.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > names applied to various flowers

heliotropec1000

flower jaunette1423

helichrysum1551

sunflower1562

Armeria1578

hyacinth1578

pimpernel1578

vaccin1589

heliochryse1593

purple1604

sunflower1622

mayflower1626

starflower1629

bluebottle1648

pink1731

trumpet-flower1732

fly-wort1753

witches' thimbles1820

honey plant1824

black-eyed Susan1836

shell-flower1845

pincushion1847

pincushion flower1856

nightingale1862

garland-flower1866

paper-white1880

1824 D. Brewster in Edinb. Jrnl. Sci. 1 256 Mr. Collins, junior, denied that the honey plant is used in the manufacture [of the wine].

1850 Cottage Gardener 23 Jan. 396 Much admired Hoya carnosa, or, as it is often called, ‘the honey plant’.

1908 Knowledge Feb. 99/2 At the Cape there is a plant called melianthus—the honey plant—out of which honey literally pours like a little rain when it is shaken.

1969 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times 6 Apr. 7 c/3 Brazoria, or Brazos Mint... another sandyland South Texas speciality also called twinflower, wild lilac, or honey plant.

2003 S. Pepeljnjak et al. in M. Rai & D. Mares Plant-derived Antimycotics ii. 66 Honey plant [Melissa officinalis L. (family Lamiaceae)] contains a very low concentration of essential oil in leaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honey plant
释义	honey plantn. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪ plɑːnt/, /ˈhʌnɪ plant/, U.S. /ˈhəni ˌplænt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., plant n.¹ Etymology: < honey n. + plant n.¹ 1. Any plant which provides a particularly valuable nectar source for bees, and hence useful in the production of honey. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > nectar or honey-dew > plant yielding honey flowerc1500 honey plant1815 1815 New Ann. Reg. 1814 Lit. Select. & Retrospect 339/2 His [sc. M. Thiébaut's] list of honey plants [of Elba] is but very meagre. 1883 Amer. Bee Jrnl. 14 Feb. 99/1 I send you some pods of seed of a good honey plant. 1921 Gleanings Bee Culture Oct. 629/1 The English name ‘heartsease’ is universally used by American beekeepers for the well-known honey plant Polygonum persicaria. 2006 A. Green Starting with Ingredients 479 The most important honey plant of the western states, alfalfa is a legume with blue flowers. 2. Any of various plants that are used as sweeteners, that yield abundant nectar, or whose flowers have a sweet smell. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > names applied to various flowers heliotropec1000 flower jaunette1423 helichrysum1551 sunflower1562 Armeria1578 hyacinth1578 pimpernel1578 vaccin1589 heliochryse1593 purple1604 sunflower1622 mayflower1626 starflower1629 bluebottle1648 pink1731 trumpet-flower1732 fly-wort1753 witches' thimbles1820 honey plant1824 black-eyed Susan1836 shell-flower1845 pincushion1847 pincushion flower1856 nightingale1862 garland-flower1866 paper-white1880 1824 D. Brewster in Edinb. Jrnl. Sci. 1 256 Mr. Collins, junior, denied that the honey plant is used in the manufacture [of the wine]. 1850 Cottage Gardener 23 Jan. 396 Much admired Hoya carnosa, or, as it is often called, ‘the honey plant’. 1908 Knowledge Feb. 99/2 At the Cape there is a plant called melianthus—the honey plant—out of which honey literally pours like a little rain when it is shaken. 1969 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times 6 Apr. 7 c/3 Brazoria, or Brazos Mint... another sandyland South Texas speciality also called twinflower, wild lilac, or honey plant. 2003 S. Pepeljnjak et al. in M. Rai & D. Mares Plant-derived Antimycotics ii. 66 Honey plant [Melissa officinalis L. (family Lamiaceae)] contains a very low concentration of essential oil in leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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