Indian reedn.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪən ˈriːd/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiən ˈrid/

Forms: see Indian adj. and reed n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., reed n.¹

Etymology: < Indian adj. + reed n.¹ With sense 1, compare Indian adj. 1; with sense 2, compare Indian adj. 2.

1. The plant Indian shot, Canna indica; a stem of this.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > Indian shot

canna1582

Indian reed1615

plantain shot1750

wild plantain1756

Indian shot1760

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 244 The eiaculatorie vessels..are indeed porous as an Indian Reede, but haue no sensible cauity at all.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1629 Cannæ Indicæ..Indian Reede staves.

1712 J. Mortimer Art of Husbandry: Pt. II 191 Indian Reed has fair large green Leaves coming from the Joints of the Stalks.

1733 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 2) at Cannacorus The Indian Reed.

1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 3 (note) [Canna] Cane, or indian Reed..bears a beautiful crimson flower; the seeds are used as shot by the Indians.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Reed, Indian, Canna.

1883 W. Allingham Ashby Manor ii. i. 56 And in these times a lesser lie than this, Like the small arrow blown through Indian reed, May carry deadly venom!

1988 Frederick (Maryland) News 29 Mar. (Home, Lawn & Garden section) 3/2 The Netherlands Flowerbulb Information Center suggests that gardeners consider planting Holland's array of bulbs such as..the Indian Reed Flower.

2004 Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. (Weekend Review) 28 The cannas we grow are descended from a group of species that are native to Central America and the West Indies. They became known as Canna indica (‘Indian reed’) as long ago as the 16th and 17th centuries.

†2. Probably: a blowpipe, a pea-shooter. Obsolete. rare.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > device for discharging missiles through tube > [noun] > blow-pipe

trunk1553

sumpitan1634

sarbacane1765

blowpipe1825

sumpit1831

blow-gun1864

blow-tube1871

Indian reed1877

1877 S. Lanier Hard Times in Elfland in Poems 88 Bows, arrows, cannon, Indian reeds. Cap-pistols, drums, mechanic toys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	indian reed
释义	Indian reedn. Brit. /ˌɪndɪən ˈriːd/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈrid/ Forms: see Indian adj. and reed n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., reed n.¹ Etymology: < Indian adj. + reed n.¹ With sense 1, compare Indian adj. 1; with sense 2, compare Indian adj. 2. 1. The plant Indian shot, Canna indica; a stem of this. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > Indian shot canna1582 Indian reed1615 plantain shot1750 wild plantain1756 Indian shot1760 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 244 The eiaculatorie vessels..are indeed porous as an Indian Reede, but haue no sensible cauity at all. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1629 Cannæ Indicæ..Indian Reede staves. 1712 J. Mortimer Art of Husbandry: Pt. II 191 Indian Reed has fair large green Leaves coming from the Joints of the Stalks. 1733 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 2) at Cannacorus The Indian Reed. 1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 3 (note) [Canna] Cane, or indian Reed..bears a beautiful crimson flower; the seeds are used as shot by the Indians. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Reed, Indian, Canna. 1883 W. Allingham Ashby Manor ii. i. 56 And in these times a lesser lie than this, Like the small arrow blown through Indian reed, May carry deadly venom! 1988 Frederick (Maryland) News 29 Mar. (Home, Lawn & Garden section) 3/2 The Netherlands Flowerbulb Information Center suggests that gardeners consider planting Holland's array of bulbs such as..the Indian Reed Flower. 2004 Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. (Weekend Review) 28 The cannas we grow are descended from a group of species that are native to Central America and the West Indies. They became known as Canna indica (‘Indian reed’) as long ago as the 16th and 17th centuries. †2. Probably: a blowpipe, a pea-shooter. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > device for discharging missiles through tube > [noun] > blow-pipe trunk1553 sumpitan1634 sarbacane1765 blowpipe1825 sumpit1831 blow-gun1864 blow-tube1871 Indian reed1877 1877 S. Lanier Hard Times in Elfland in Poems 88 Bows, arrows, cannon, Indian reeds. Cap-pistols, drums, mechanic toys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1615
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