King Alfredn.

Brit.

/ˌkɪŋ ˈalfrᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌkɪŋ ˈælfrəd/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name King Alfred.

Etymology: < King Alfred (a849–99), the name of the King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons, who reigned from a871–99 (see Alfredian adj.).King Alfred's cakes n. at sense 2 so named with allusion to the legend (attested since the 11th cent.) according to which King Alfred allowed cakes (in the original version, loaves) to burn while hiding from Danish pursuit during a time of near defeat.

1. A popular cultivated variety of daffodil having a large flower with a golden yellow trumpet and perianth segments; a plant or flower of this variety. Also King Alfred daffodil.

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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] > daffodil and allied flowers > daffodil

daffodilly1538

daffadowndilly1573

yellow crow-bells1578

daffodil1592

Lide-flower1609

Lide-lily1609

trumpet1705

daffy1777

Lent rose1796

chalice-flower1824

Lent lilya1825

Lenten lily1874

dilly1878

Golden Spur1886

trumpet daffodil1895

King Alfred1899

daff1915

bell-rose-

1899 Garden 20 May 345/3 King Alfred (here illustrated) is, so far as I have seen, one of the finest golden trumpet Daffodils of the year.

1935 Times 23 Mar. 9/6 There will also be a fine show of British-grown daffodils of the variety ‘King Alfred’ on the grassy knoll immediately opposite St. George's Hospital at the top of Constitution Hill.

1959 House Plants for Indoor Gardener iii. 108/3 You can depend on King Alfred daffodils to force easily.

1985 A. S. Byatt Still Life vii. 107 Daniel had brought spring flowers—Dutch irises, pale violet-blue.., golden daffodils, King Alfreds.

2010 G. Gessert Green Light ix. 83 Today countless genetically identical ‘King Alfreds’..grow in gardens around the world.

2. King Alfred's cakes n. the hard, round, blackish (and inedible) fruiting bodies of the ascomycete fungus Daldinia concentrica (family Xylariaceae), which are typically found on dead and decaying ash wood; the fungus itself. Also called cramp balls.Alluding to a resemblance to burnt cakes; see note in etymology.

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1966 F. H. Brightman Oxf. Bk. Flowerless Plants 146/2 Daldinia concentrica (‘King Alfred's Cakes’, ‘Cramp Balls’) grows on dead trunks and large branches of ash, and very occasionally on other trees.

1978 Vasculum Oct. 51 This fungus is sometimes referred to as ‘King Alfred's cakes’, the black colour of the fruit body resembling charred cakes as in the legend.

1998 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 16 Sept. 4 Many of these fungi look very much like their names—King Alfred's cakes certainly appear like the remains of a very burnt rock cake.

2008 B. Law Woodland Year 24/3 ‘King Alfred's cakes’ (Daldinia concentrica) burn as if they are charcoal and can play a useful role in fire lighting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	king alfred
释义	King Alfredn. Brit. /ˌkɪŋ ˈalfrᵻd/, U.S. /ˌkɪŋ ˈælfrəd/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name King Alfred. Etymology: < King Alfred (a849–99), the name of the King of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons, who reigned from a871–99 (see Alfredian adj.).King Alfred's cakes n. at sense 2 so named with allusion to the legend (attested since the 11th cent.) according to which King Alfred allowed cakes (in the original version, loaves) to burn while hiding from Danish pursuit during a time of near defeat. 1. A popular cultivated variety of daffodil having a large flower with a golden yellow trumpet and perianth segments; a plant or flower of this variety. Also King Alfred daffodil. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > daffodil and allied flowers > daffodil daffodilly1538 daffadowndilly1573 yellow crow-bells1578 daffodil1592 Lide-flower1609 Lide-lily1609 trumpet1705 daffy1777 Lent rose1796 chalice-flower1824 Lent lilya1825 Lenten lily1874 dilly1878 Golden Spur1886 trumpet daffodil1895 King Alfred1899 daff1915 bell-rose- 1899 Garden 20 May 345/3 King Alfred (here illustrated) is, so far as I have seen, one of the finest golden trumpet Daffodils of the year. 1935 Times 23 Mar. 9/6 There will also be a fine show of British-grown daffodils of the variety ‘King Alfred’ on the grassy knoll immediately opposite St. George's Hospital at the top of Constitution Hill. 1959 House Plants for Indoor Gardener iii. 108/3 You can depend on King Alfred daffodils to force easily. 1985 A. S. Byatt Still Life vii. 107 Daniel had brought spring flowers—Dutch irises, pale violet-blue.., golden daffodils, King Alfreds. 2010 G. Gessert Green Light ix. 83 Today countless genetically identical ‘King Alfreds’..grow in gardens around the world. 2. King Alfred's cakes n. the hard, round, blackish (and inedible) fruiting bodies of the ascomycete fungus Daldinia concentrica (family Xylariaceae), which are typically found on dead and decaying ash wood; the fungus itself. Also called cramp balls.Alluding to a resemblance to burnt cakes; see note in etymology. ΚΠ 1966 F. H. Brightman Oxf. Bk. Flowerless Plants 146/2 Daldinia concentrica (‘King Alfred's Cakes’, ‘Cramp Balls’) grows on dead trunks and large branches of ash, and very occasionally on other trees. 1978 Vasculum Oct. 51 This fungus is sometimes referred to as ‘King Alfred's cakes’, the black colour of the fruit body resembling charred cakes as in the legend. 1998 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 16 Sept. 4 Many of these fungi look very much like their names—King Alfred's cakes certainly appear like the remains of a very burnt rock cake. 2008 B. Law Woodland Year 24/3 ‘King Alfred's cakes’ (Daldinia concentrica) burn as if they are charcoal and can play a useful role in fire lighting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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