| 单词 | jack-go-to-bed-at-noon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjack-go-to-bed-at-noon jack-go-to-bed-at-noon n. (a) goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis (cf. go-to-bed-at-noon n. at go v. Compounds 3, John-go-to-bed-at-noon n. at John n. Compounds 1b); †(b) star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum (obsolete rare).Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > goat's beard goat's beardc1400 bucks-beard1551 Joseph's flower1578 Tragopogon1578 noontide1597 John-go-to-bed-at-noon1759 sleep-at-noon1779 nap-at-noon1828 jack-go-to-bed-at-noon1847 1847 R. Deakin Florigraphia Britannica III. 1020 From the remarkable circumstance of the flowers closing at or before noon, however fine and cloudless the day may be, it has obtained the name amongst the country people of Jack go to Bed at Noon. 1885 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 178 Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, the plant Ornithogalum umbellatum, which closes its flowers very early in the day. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 360/1 The Goat's Beard opens its blossoms at daybreak and closes them before noon, except in cloudy weather, hence its old country name of ‘Noon-flower’ and ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’. 1951 W. de la Mare Winged Chariot 9 How punctual they!.. As testifies ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’. 2004 Wildlife News May 9/1 How rewarding to harvest home grown food, including native vegetables such as ‘Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon’ known commonly as goat's-beard and its daisy flower-like relatives—knowing there are no toxic residues. < as lemmas |
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