† mead-flowern.¹

Forms: see mead n.¹ and flower n.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mead n.¹; mead n.²; flower n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < mead n.¹, alluding to the scent or bottle-shaped fruits of the yellow water lily, or < mead n.² + flower n. Compare meadwort n.

Obsolete.

An aquatic plant with broad leaves and yellow flowers, perhaps the yellow water lily, Nuphar lutea, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.T. Hunt in Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) suggests Ranunculus ficaria, the lesser celandine.

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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] > water-lilies

edockec1000

water rose?a1300

mead-flower?a1350

water beanc1400

water coltsfoot14..

nenuphar?a1425

water lily?a1425

lotec1487

lotusc1487

nymphaea1543

water-can1622

can-dock1661

lotus flower1710

pond lily1748

Indian lotus1797

padma1799

Nuphar1822

beaver-root1832

splatterdock1832

frog-lily1845

brandy-bottle1846

Victoria1846

water nymph1848

lotus lily1857

cow-lily1862

pool lily1902

?a1350 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 176 [Mentula Episcopi] anglice medeflour.

a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 177 [Mentula Episcopi] water-folefote or medeflour.

a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 177 [Mentula Episcopi] medeflour þat growit in waters wit a brode lef and a ȝelow flour.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

mead-flowern.²

Brit.

/ˈmiːdˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈmidˌflaʊ(ə)r/

Forms: see mead n.² and flower n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mead n.², flower n.

Etymology: < mead n.² + flower n. Compare earlier mead-flower n.¹

poetic. Now rare.

A flower that grows in meadows.

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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > growing in meadow, pasture, or heath

heatha700

mead-flower1826

pascual1847

1826 A. W. Radcliffe Gaston de Blondeville IV. 206 The morning ray, leaving long level lines Of hoary silver, 'mid the various hues Of lichen, turf and mead-flower.

1839 R. Story Outlaw i. i. 12 It must Be near the time when sky-larks stir their wings To quit the dewy mead-flowers.

1958 J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 248 Flowers by the score Multitudes more Weed flowers and seed flowers and mead flowers our paths are invading.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mead-flower
释义	† mead-flowern.¹ Forms: see mead n.¹ and flower n. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mead n.¹; mead n.²; flower n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < mead n.¹, alluding to the scent or bottle-shaped fruits of the yellow water lily, or < mead n.² + flower n. Compare meadwort n. Obsolete. An aquatic plant with broad leaves and yellow flowers, perhaps the yellow water lily, Nuphar lutea, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.T. Hunt in Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) suggests Ranunculus ficaria, the lesser celandine. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies edockec1000 water rose?a1300 mead-flower?a1350 water beanc1400 water coltsfoot14.. nenuphar?a1425 water lily?a1425 lotec1487 lotusc1487 nymphaea1543 water-can1622 can-dock1661 lotus flower1710 pond lily1748 Indian lotus1797 padma1799 Nuphar1822 beaver-root1832 splatterdock1832 frog-lily1845 brandy-bottle1846 Victoria1846 water nymph1848 lotus lily1857 cow-lily1862 pool lily1902 ?a1350 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 176 [Mentula Episcopi] anglice medeflour. a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 177 [Mentula Episcopi] water-folefote or medeflour. a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 177 [Mentula Episcopi] medeflour þat growit in waters wit a brode lef and a ȝelow flour. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). mead-flowern.² Brit. /ˈmiːdˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈmidˌflaʊ(ə)r/ Forms: see mead n.² and flower n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mead n.², flower n. Etymology: < mead n.² + flower n. Compare earlier mead-flower n.¹ poetic. Now rare. A flower that grows in meadows. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > growing in meadow, pasture, or heath heatha700 mead-flower1826 pascual1847 1826 A. W. Radcliffe Gaston de Blondeville IV. 206 The morning ray, leaving long level lines Of hoary silver, 'mid the various hues Of lichen, turf and mead-flower. 1839 R. Story Outlaw i. i. 12 It must Be near the time when sky-larks stir their wings To quit the dewy mead-flowers. 1958 J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 248 Flowers by the score Multitudes more Weed flowers and seed flowers and mead flowers our paths are invading. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹?a1350n.²1826
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