live forevern.

Brit.

/ˌlɪv fərˈɛvə/, U.S.

/ˌlɪv fəˈrɛvər/

Forms:

α. 1500s– live forever.

β. 1700s–1800s live ever.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: live v.¹, for prep., ever adv.

Etymology: In α. forms < live v.¹ + for prep. + ever adv.; compare forever adv. In β. forms < live v.¹ + ever adv. The plants are so named on account of the ease with which their flowers can be preserved (so in sense 1) or on account of their longevity (so in sense 2). Compare earlier livelong n. and (with sense 1) later everlasting n. 2.

1. Any of several plants belonging to the family Asteraceae ( Compositae) having flowers which retain their shape and colour when dried; esp. cudweed (genus Gnaphalium), and the pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea. Cf. everlasting adj. 3b. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > cudweeds

horewortc1400

chafeweed1548

chafewort1548

cudweed1548

cudwort1548

cartafilago1551

cottonweed1562

downweed1562

petty cotton1578

small cotton1578

file-wort1597

live forever1597

livelong1597

life-everlasting1629

white plantain1687

petty coy1736

cat's-foot1739

owl's crown1787

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 517 It [sc. the flower of a kind of cottonweed]..may be kept..by the space of a whole yeere..wherefore our English women haue called it Liue long, or Liue for euer.

1674 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. 77 Live for ever, it is a kind of cudweed, flourisheth all summer long till cold weather comes in.

1716 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 355 Round Saddle-leaved Cape Live-ever. Elichrysum Capense.

1862 Proc. Essex (Mass.) Inst. 1856–60 2 105 Live Forever, a kind of Cudweed, Antennaria margaritacea.

1959 R. M. Carleton Index Common Names Herbaceous Plants 76 Live-forever: Gnaphalium.

2. Any of numerous succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, esp. ones included or formerly included in the genus Sedum. Cf. livelong n. 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > stonecrop

sengreenc1000

stonecropc1000

orpine?a1300

orval?a1300

mouse grassc1300

stonehorea1400

Crassulac1400

sedumc1440

thrift1538

prick-madam1542

mousetail1548

livelong1578

wall pepper1578

worm-grass1578

country pepper1597

jack of the buttery1597

pricket1597

stone-pepper1597

trick-madam1600

trip-madam1693

midsummer mena1697

rosewort1725

roseroot1731

live forever1760

ice plant1818

wall moss1855

Jacka1876

wall grass1882

thick-leaf1884

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 317 Live-ever, Sedum.

1763 J. Wheeler Botanist's & Gardener's New Dict. 290 Liveever, Crassula.

1778 J. Abercrombie Universal Gardener & Botanist at Sempervivum Live-ever, or House-leek.

1852 Cultivator July 244/1 It is well known that a branch of live-forever, (Sedum telephium) if fastened to a dry, hard wall, will grow an entire season.

1857 I. F. Holton New Granada xvi. 218 I will just mention one more, which closely resembles our common house-leek or live-forever. I suppose it to be a Sedum bicolor.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 689/2 Livelong or Live-for-ever, Sedum Telephium.

1935 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 22 553 Sedum triphyllum... Live-forever, Orpine.

1968 Kingsport (Tennessee) Times 1 Nov. 7/2 A sedum called ‘live forever’..is attractive the entire spring, summer, and fall.

2001 J. L. Capinera Handbk. Veg. Pests 314/2 The overwintering, or primary, host in cold climates was thought to be limited to live forever, Sedum purpureum.

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

单词	live forever
释义	live forevern. Brit. /ˌlɪv fərˈɛvə/, U.S. /ˌlɪv fəˈrɛvər/ Forms: α. 1500s– live forever. β. 1700s–1800s live ever. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: live v.¹, for prep., ever adv. Etymology: In α. forms < live v.¹ + for prep. + ever adv.; compare forever adv. In β. forms < live v.¹ + ever adv. The plants are so named on account of the ease with which their flowers can be preserved (so in sense 1) or on account of their longevity (so in sense 2). Compare earlier livelong n. and (with sense 1) later everlasting n. 2. 1. Any of several plants belonging to the family Asteraceae ( Compositae) having flowers which retain their shape and colour when dried; esp. cudweed (genus Gnaphalium), and the pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea. Cf. everlasting adj. 3b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > cudweeds horewortc1400 chafeweed1548 chafewort1548 cudweed1548 cudwort1548 cartafilago1551 cottonweed1562 downweed1562 petty cotton1578 small cotton1578 file-wort1597 live forever1597 livelong1597 life-everlasting1629 white plantain1687 petty coy1736 cat's-foot1739 owl's crown1787 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 517 It [sc. the flower of a kind of cottonweed]..may be kept..by the space of a whole yeere..wherefore our English women haue called it Liue long, or Liue for euer. 1674 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. 77 Live for ever, it is a kind of cudweed, flourisheth all summer long till cold weather comes in. 1716 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 355 Round Saddle-leaved Cape Live-ever. Elichrysum Capense. 1862 Proc. Essex (Mass.) Inst. 1856–60 2 105 Live Forever, a kind of Cudweed, Antennaria margaritacea. 1959 R. M. Carleton Index Common Names Herbaceous Plants 76 Live-forever: Gnaphalium. 2. Any of numerous succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, esp. ones included or formerly included in the genus Sedum. Cf. livelong n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > stonecrop sengreenc1000 stonecropc1000 orpine?a1300 orval?a1300 mouse grassc1300 stonehorea1400 Crassulac1400 sedumc1440 thrift1538 prick-madam1542 mousetail1548 livelong1578 wall pepper1578 worm-grass1578 country pepper1597 jack of the buttery1597 pricket1597 stone-pepper1597 trick-madam1600 trip-madam1693 midsummer mena1697 rosewort1725 roseroot1731 live forever1760 ice plant1818 wall moss1855 Jacka1876 wall grass1882 thick-leaf1884 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 317 Live-ever, Sedum. 1763 J. Wheeler Botanist's & Gardener's New Dict. 290 Liveever, Crassula. 1778 J. Abercrombie Universal Gardener & Botanist at Sempervivum Live-ever, or House-leek. 1852 Cultivator July 244/1 It is well known that a branch of live-forever, (Sedum telephium) if fastened to a dry, hard wall, will grow an entire season. 1857 I. F. Holton New Granada xvi. 218 I will just mention one more, which closely resembles our common house-leek or live-forever. I suppose it to be a Sedum bicolor. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 689/2 Livelong or Live-for-ever, Sedum Telephium. 1935 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 22 553 Sedum triphyllum... Live-forever, Orpine. 1968 Kingsport (Tennessee) Times 1 Nov. 7/2 A sedum called ‘live forever’..is attractive the entire spring, summer, and fall. 2001 J. L. Capinera Handbk. Veg. Pests 314/2 The overwintering, or primary, host in cold climates was thought to be limited to live forever, Sedum purpureum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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