| 单词 | jew's myrtle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJew's myrtle Jew's myrtle n. (also Jews myrtle, Jews' myrtle) (a) a variety of the common myrtle, Myrtus communis, which has leaves arranged in whorls of three rather than in pairs and is used in Jewish religious ceremonies (now rare); (b) the butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus (cf. Jews thorn n.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > myrtles > [noun] > name applied to various types of myrtle myrtle1578 Jew's myrtle1775 tea tree1790 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > butcher's broom > [noun] knee-hollyc1000 butcher's broom1538 petigrew1538 horse-tongue1562 knee-holm1562 knee-hull1562 ruscus1562 double-tongue1578 prickly box1578 tongue-blade1578 ground-myrtle1601 uvularia1706 Alexandrian laurel1760 punnai1794 shepherd's myrtlec1840 Jew's myrtle1856 knee-hul- knee-hulver- 1775 R. Weston Flora Anglicana iii. 164 Myrtus..trilatifolia... Three-leaved, or Jews Myrtle. 1856 Notes & Queries 2nd Ser. 1 432/2 In some parts of Kent it [sc. Ruscus aculeatus] is called ‘Jews' Myrtle’; and it is the popular belief, that the crown of thorns..was composed of its branches. 1894 J. C. Sawer Odorographia II. 69 Broad-leaved Jews' myrtle. This variety has its leaves frequently in threes, on which account it is said to be in esteem among the Jews in their religious ceremonies. 1998 D. Squire Healing Garden 135/2 Butcher's Broom, Ruscus aculeatus (also known as Knee Holly, Box Holly, and Jew's Myrtle), is a shrubby evergreen with pretty cherry-sized, sealing-wax-red berries. < as lemmas |
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