madwortn.

Brit.

/ˈmadwəːt/, U.S.

/ˈmædˌwərt/

Forms: see mad adj. and wort n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: mad adj., wort n.¹

Etymology: < mad adj. + wort n.¹, apparently after post-classical Latin alyssum (see alyssum n. and compare quot. 1597¹ at sense 2).

†1. Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Obsolete.

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a1425 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 242 [Solatrum maius] more morel, madwort.

2. Any of various plants identified with Greek ἄλυσσον and formerly reputed to cure hydrophobia. In early use: †any of several hoary plants of the family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae), perhaps Marrubium alysson (obsolete). In later use: any of various plants belonging to the genus Alyssum, or to the genus Aurinia which was formerly included in it.German madwort: see German madwort n. at German n. and adj. Compounds 1c; rock madwort: see rock n.¹

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 379 The Germaine Madwoort bringeth foorth from a fibrous roote, two broad, rough, and hoarie leaues; betweene which riseth vp a hoarie brittle stalke, diuided into sundrie small branches, whereupon do growe long, narrow leaues..; from the bosome of which leaues come foorth small roundles of purple flowers like those of the dead Nettle.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 380 Madwoort or Moonewoort is called..of the Latines Alyssum: in English Galens Madwoort: of some Heale dog; and it hath the name thereof, bicause it is a present remedie for them that are bitten of a mad dog.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Alysson, the hearbe Madwort, Moonewort, heale dog.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 590 Alyssum montanum Columnæ. Mountaine Mad~wort of Columna.

1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Alyssum Galeni Clusio... This Madwort of Galen, is accounted a kind of Hoarhound, and riseth up with a square, whitish, woolly stalk.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 313 Mad~wort, Alyssum.

1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. I. 105 Alyssum, which is the Mad-wort of the ancients, and the plants of which were supposed to allay anger.

1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 420/1 Alyssum (Madwort).—Rock and alpine plants, the species much resembling each other.

1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 22 Alyssum (Madwort)—Cruciferae. Hardy annual and perennial herbs and subshrubs mostly with grey foliage.

1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 57/1 Alyssum (Madwort)..168 ann. or perenn. herbs or subshrubs, often stellate-pubescent.

3. [Perhaps for madderwort, the root of the plant having been used as a substitute for madder.] A European weed, Asperugo procumbens (family Boraginaceae), with trailing bristly stems and small blue flowers in the leaf axils. Also German madwort.

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1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 318 German Mad-wort, Asperugo.

1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. 79 Asperugo, Madwort.

1897 G. C. Druce Flora Berks. 348 Asperugo procumbens..German Madwort... On waste ground at Grandpont.

1924 W. H. Fitch et al. Illustr. Brit. Flora (ed. 5) 178 Asperugo procumbens L. Madwort; b[lue].

1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora II. 176 Asperugo procumbens L. The Madwort is a decumbent annual with hispid stems..and long, lanceolate, hispid leaves.

1994 E. J. Clement & M. C. Foster Alien Plants Brit. Isles 251 Asperugo L. procumbens L. Madwort... An established alien known since 1848 and now abundantly naturalised on the shore below cliffs at Auchmithie (Angus); elsewhere a casual.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	madwort
释义	madwortn. Brit. /ˈmadwəːt/, U.S. /ˈmædˌwərt/ Forms: see mad adj. and wort n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: mad adj., wort n.¹ Etymology: < mad adj. + wort n.¹, apparently after post-classical Latin alyssum (see alyssum n. and compare quot. 1597¹ at sense 2). †1. Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1425 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 242 [Solatrum maius] more morel, madwort. 2. Any of various plants identified with Greek ἄλυσσον and formerly reputed to cure hydrophobia. In early use: †any of several hoary plants of the family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae), perhaps Marrubium alysson (obsolete). In later use: any of various plants belonging to the genus Alyssum, or to the genus Aurinia which was formerly included in it.German madwort: see German madwort n. at German n. and adj. Compounds 1c; rock madwort: see rock n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Cruciferae (crucifers) > [noun] > other crucifers Raphanusa1398 watercress?a1450 boor's mustard1548 dish-mustard1548 rocket1548 treacle mustard1548 heal-dog1551 Thlaspi1562 candy mustard1597 Grecian mustard1597 Italian rocket1597 knave's mustard1597 madwort1597 mithridate mustard1597 moonwort1597 mithridate1605 wall-rocket1611 broom-wort1614 candytuft1629 draba1629 Turkey cress1633 rock cress1650 shepherd's cress1713 pennycress1714 alyssum1731 arabis1756 tower mustard1760 faverel1770 molewort1770 stinkweed1793 wall cabbage1796 wall-cress1796 awl-wort1797 sickle-pod1846 Kerguelen cabbage1847 sun cress1848 sand rocket1854 wall mustard1904 buckler-mustard- tower-cress- the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > other climbing or creeping plants madwort1760 mountain fringe1845 velvet-bean1898 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 379 The Germaine Madwoort bringeth foorth from a fibrous roote, two broad, rough, and hoarie leaues; betweene which riseth vp a hoarie brittle stalke, diuided into sundrie small branches, whereupon do growe long, narrow leaues..; from the bosome of which leaues come foorth small roundles of purple flowers like those of the dead Nettle. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 380 Madwoort or Moonewoort is called..of the Latines Alyssum: in English Galens Madwoort: of some Heale dog; and it hath the name thereof, bicause it is a present remedie for them that are bitten of a mad dog. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Alysson, the hearbe Madwort, Moonewort, heale dog. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 590 Alyssum montanum Columnæ. Mountaine Mad~wort of Columna. 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Alyssum Galeni Clusio... This Madwort of Galen, is accounted a kind of Hoarhound, and riseth up with a square, whitish, woolly stalk. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 313 Mad~wort, Alyssum. 1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. I. 105 Alyssum, which is the Mad-wort of the ancients, and the plants of which were supposed to allay anger. 1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 420/1 Alyssum (Madwort).—Rock and alpine plants, the species much resembling each other. 1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 22 Alyssum (Madwort)—Cruciferae. Hardy annual and perennial herbs and subshrubs mostly with grey foliage. 1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 57/1 Alyssum (Madwort)..168 ann. or perenn. herbs or subshrubs, often stellate-pubescent. 3. [Perhaps for madderwort, the root of the plant having been used as a substitute for madder.] A European weed, Asperugo procumbens (family Boraginaceae), with trailing bristly stems and small blue flowers in the leaf axils. Also German madwort. ΚΠ 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 318 German Mad-wort, Asperugo. 1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. 79 Asperugo, Madwort. 1897 G. C. Druce Flora Berks. 348 Asperugo procumbens..German Madwort... On waste ground at Grandpont. 1924 W. H. Fitch et al. Illustr. Brit. Flora (ed. 5) 178 Asperugo procumbens L. Madwort; b[lue]. 1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora II. 176 Asperugo procumbens L. The Madwort is a decumbent annual with hispid stems..and long, lanceolate, hispid leaves. 1994 E. J. Clement & M. C. Foster Alien Plants Brit. Isles 251 Asperugo L. procumbens L. Madwort... An established alien known since 1848 and now abundantly naturalised on the shore below cliffs at Auchmithie (Angus); elsewhere a casual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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