Hoodian.

Brit.

/ˈhʊdɪə/, U.S.

/ˈhʊdiə/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Hoodia, genus name (R. Sweet Hortus Britannicus (1830) (ed. 2) 359) < Hood , apparently the surname of an English plant grower c1830 + -ia -ia suffix¹.

A genus of cactus-like succulent plants of the family Asclepiadaceae, native to southern Africa; (also hoodia) a plant of this genus, esp. Hoodia gordonii, the source of an extract which has been marketed as an appetite suppressant.Valid publication of the genus name: A. P. de Candolle Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1844) VIII. 664.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Asclepiadaceae (milk-weed and allies) > [noun]

swallowwort1548

Asclepias1578

silken cicely1597

silkweed1784

tame-poison1785

milkweed1814

green milkweed1829

Hoodia1830

asclepiad1859

poke milkweed1890

1830 R. Sweet Hortus Britannicus (ed. 2) 359 Hoodia.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 596/1 Hoodia, a remarkable genus of Asclepiadaceæ, containing two branching South African herbs, with fleshy many-angled cactus-like stems.

1897 Garden & Forest 10 76/1 Hoodia is closely related to Stapelia and was once included in that genus... If they had not hitherto proved so difficult to keep alive under artificial treatment, Hoodias would certainly be now as well known in gardens as the commonest Stapelias.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) II. 1009/1 Hoodiopsis... Stems similar to those of Hoodia but with fewer angles.

1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvi. 264 We still hunt for some of the dramatic Stapeliads, the Hoodias with their marvellous rounded flowers, and the many-angled Trichocaulons.

2001 Observer 17 June i. 3/1 For thousands of years, African tribesmen have eaten the Hoodia cactus to stave off hunger and thirst on long hunting trips.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hoodia
释义	Hoodian. Brit. /ˈhʊdɪə/, U.S. /ˈhʊdiə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Hoodia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Hoodia, genus name (R. Sweet Hortus Britannicus (1830) (ed. 2) 359) < Hood , apparently the surname of an English plant grower c1830 + -ia -ia suffix¹. A genus of cactus-like succulent plants of the family Asclepiadaceae, native to southern Africa; (also hoodia) a plant of this genus, esp. Hoodia gordonii, the source of an extract which has been marketed as an appetite suppressant.Valid publication of the genus name: A. P. de Candolle Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1844) VIII. 664. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Asclepiadaceae (milk-weed and allies) > [noun] swallowwort1548 Asclepias1578 silken cicely1597 silkweed1784 tame-poison1785 milkweed1814 green milkweed1829 Hoodia1830 asclepiad1859 poke milkweed1890 1830 R. Sweet Hortus Britannicus (ed. 2) 359 Hoodia. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 596/1 Hoodia, a remarkable genus of Asclepiadaceæ, containing two branching South African herbs, with fleshy many-angled cactus-like stems. 1897 Garden & Forest 10 76/1 Hoodia is closely related to Stapelia and was once included in that genus... If they had not hitherto proved so difficult to keep alive under artificial treatment, Hoodias would certainly be now as well known in gardens as the commonest Stapelias. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) II. 1009/1 Hoodiopsis... Stems similar to those of Hoodia but with fewer angles. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvi. 264 We still hunt for some of the dramatic Stapeliads, the Hoodias with their marvellous rounded flowers, and the many-angled Trichocaulons. 2001 Observer 17 June i. 3/1 For thousands of years, African tribesmen have eaten the Hoodia cactus to stave off hunger and thirst on long hunting trips. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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