lady's tressesn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪdɪz ˌtrɛsᵻz/, U.S.

/ˈleɪdiz ˌtrɛsz/

Forms: 1800s– ladies' tresses, 1800s– ladies tresses, 1800s– lady's tresses.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., tress n.

Etymology: < the genitive of lady n. + the plural of tress n., although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural; so called on account of the supposed resemblance (in sense 1) of the twisted flower spike and (in sense 2) of the spikelets to plaited long hair. Compare earlier lady's traces n.

1. Any of various orchids of either of the genera Goodyera and (esp.) Spiranthes, which are widespread throughout north temperate regions and have a twisted flower spike bearing small, white, tubular flowers. Frequently with distinguishing word.

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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] > orchids > helleborine or lady's tresses

lady's traces1548

orchis1578

sweet orchis1578

butterfly orchis1597

triple Lady's traces1611

goodyera1813

lady's tresses1820

1820 A. Eaton Bot. Exercises 118 Neottia..aestivalis (summer ladies' tresses.)..cernua (nodding ladies' tresses).

1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 310 Neottia spiralis, Lady's tresses, an orchideous plant about six inches high.

1881 Harper's Mag. Dec. 80/2 There is the little spiranthe, or ladies'-tresses, to be seen in almost any summer ramble.

1905 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32 380 Considerable difference in opinion regarding the generic name of our species of ‘ladies' tresses’ exists among recent American authors.

1967 Jrnl. Ecol. 55 83 Canon Barker commented on the unexpected abundance of autumn ladies' tresses on a south-facing lawn in North Hampshire.

1982 Times 31 May 10/1 Like the red squirrels, pine martens,..blaeberries and creeping ladies' tresses, these species do best in the open glades of a mature wood.

2003 A. Proulx Close Range (new ed.) 221 Dried flowers of ladies' tresses.

2. Quaking grass (genus Briza). rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass

Quakers1597

quaking grass1597

shakers1597

dodder-grass1617

brant-barley1633

cow-quakes1633

pearl grass1633

maidenhair grass1640

amourette1702

Lady's hair1732

quiver grass1759

quake1812

rattlesnake grass1814

totter-grass1821

silver shacklea1824

lady's tresses1842

fairy grass1846

earthquakes1851

trembling-grass1853

dadder grass1859

dithering-grass1878

totty-grass1901

shivery grass1926

1842 C. W. Johnson Farmer's Encycl. 251/1 Briza media, common quaking grass; ladies' tresses.

1923 T. G. W. Henslow Garden Devel. 190 Briza maxima... The strongest growing of the quaking grasses or lady's tresses, and worthy of a place in every garden.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ladys tresses
释义	lady's tressesn. Brit. /ˈleɪdɪz ˌtrɛsᵻz/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiz ˌtrɛsz/ Forms: 1800s– ladies' tresses, 1800s– ladies tresses, 1800s– lady's tresses. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., tress n. Etymology: < the genitive of lady n. + the plural of tress n., although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural; so called on account of the supposed resemblance (in sense 1) of the twisted flower spike and (in sense 2) of the spikelets to plaited long hair. Compare earlier lady's traces n. 1. Any of various orchids of either of the genera Goodyera and (esp.) Spiranthes, which are widespread throughout north temperate regions and have a twisted flower spike bearing small, white, tubular flowers. Frequently with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids > helleborine or lady's tresses lady's traces1548 orchis1578 sweet orchis1578 butterfly orchis1597 triple Lady's traces1611 goodyera1813 lady's tresses1820 1820 A. Eaton Bot. Exercises 118 Neottia..aestivalis (summer ladies' tresses.)..cernua (nodding ladies' tresses). 1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 310 Neottia spiralis, Lady's tresses, an orchideous plant about six inches high. 1881 Harper's Mag. Dec. 80/2 There is the little spiranthe, or ladies'-tresses, to be seen in almost any summer ramble. 1905 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32 380 Considerable difference in opinion regarding the generic name of our species of ‘ladies' tresses’ exists among recent American authors. 1967 Jrnl. Ecol. 55 83 Canon Barker commented on the unexpected abundance of autumn ladies' tresses on a south-facing lawn in North Hampshire. 1982 Times 31 May 10/1 Like the red squirrels, pine martens,..blaeberries and creeping ladies' tresses, these species do best in the open glades of a mature wood. 2003 A. Proulx Close Range (new ed.) 221 Dried flowers of ladies' tresses. 2. Quaking grass (genus Briza). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass Quakers1597 quaking grass1597 shakers1597 dodder-grass1617 brant-barley1633 cow-quakes1633 pearl grass1633 maidenhair grass1640 amourette1702 Lady's hair1732 quiver grass1759 quake1812 rattlesnake grass1814 totter-grass1821 silver shacklea1824 lady's tresses1842 fairy grass1846 earthquakes1851 trembling-grass1853 dadder grass1859 dithering-grass1878 totty-grass1901 shivery grass1926 1842 C. W. Johnson Farmer's Encycl. 251/1 Briza media, common quaking grass; ladies' tresses. 1923 T. G. W. Henslow Garden Devel. 190 Briza maxima... The strongest growing of the quaking grasses or lady's tresses, and worthy of a place in every garden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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