meadowsweetn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdoʊˌswit/

Forms: see meadow n. and sweet adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meadow n., sweet adj.

Etymology: < meadow n. + sweet adj. Compare earlier meadsweet n.

1. A tall plant, Filipendula ulmaria (family Rosaceae), found in damp meadows and beside streams, which has pinnate leaves and panicles of creamy-white fragrant flowers, and is native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America; cf. meadsweet n. Also (with distinguishing word): any of several species of Filipendula native to North America.The genus Filipendula was formerly included in the genus Spiraea.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > rosaceous plants > [noun] > meadow-sweet or dropwort

meadworteOE

meadsweeta1400

bridewort?a1450

meadowsweet1530

filipendula1548

goat's beard?1550

dropwort1597

queen of the meadow1597

mock-willow1633

meadow queena1637

queen of the prairie1852

honey-sweet1880

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 244/1 Medowe swete herbe.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 886 Medesweete is called..in English Maidesweete, Medow sweete, and Queene of the medowes.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 97/1 Queen of the Meadows, or Meadow sweet, or Mead sweet.

1779 Farmer's Mag. Mar. 74 His horses left untouched..meadow sweet, great wild valerian.

1815 Trans. Lit. & Philos. Soc. N.Y. 1 72 The meadowsweet wastes away the cow, but it is beneficial to the goat.

1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin 306 The odour of the white thorn and the meadow-sweet.

1933 J. K. Small Man. Southeastern Flora 610 F[ilipendula] rubra... Prairie meadow-sweet.

1974 W. Condry Woodlands ix. 101 The rich field layer is rough with great stools of the tussock sedge and there are usually quantities of yellow flag, meadowsweet, comfrey, [etc.].

1996 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 8/7 The East Harnham water-meadows..are some of only 500 acres of remaining unimproved water-meadow in the country and are particularly rich in flowering plants, such as marsh orchid and meadowsweet.

2. U.S. Any of several low shrubs of the allied genus Spiraea, esp. S. alba and S. latifolia.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun]

spiraea1666

spirey1714

hardhack1814

meadowsweet1814

bridal wreath1856

steeple-bush1859

feather-fern1882

pearl bush1882

1814 J. Bigelow Florula Bostoniensis 120 Spiræa alba. White Spiræa. Meadow sweet... A slender shrub three or four feet high, bearing large, terminal bunches of white flowers.

1860 M. A. Curtis Bot. 103 S[piraea] salicifolia..sometimes called Meadow Sweet.

1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 228 Flat-top Meadow-sweet. Spiraea corymbosa.

1993 T. Coffey Hist. & Folklore N. Amer. Wildflowers 120/1 An infusion of Meadowsweet leaves tastes like China tea and was esteemed as a restorative tonic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meadowsweet
释义	meadowsweetn. Brit. /ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/, U.S. /ˈmɛdoʊˌswit/ Forms: see meadow n. and sweet adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meadow n., sweet adj. Etymology: < meadow n. + sweet adj. Compare earlier meadsweet n. 1. A tall plant, Filipendula ulmaria (family Rosaceae), found in damp meadows and beside streams, which has pinnate leaves and panicles of creamy-white fragrant flowers, and is native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America; cf. meadsweet n. Also (with distinguishing word): any of several species of Filipendula native to North America.The genus Filipendula was formerly included in the genus Spiraea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > rosaceous plants > [noun] > meadow-sweet or dropwort meadworteOE meadsweeta1400 bridewort?a1450 meadowsweet1530 filipendula1548 goat's beard?1550 dropwort1597 queen of the meadow1597 mock-willow1633 meadow queena1637 queen of the prairie1852 honey-sweet1880 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 244/1 Medowe swete herbe. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 886 Medesweete is called..in English Maidesweete, Medow sweete, and Queene of the medowes. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 97/1 Queen of the Meadows, or Meadow sweet, or Mead sweet. 1779 Farmer's Mag. Mar. 74 His horses left untouched..meadow sweet, great wild valerian. 1815 Trans. Lit. & Philos. Soc. N.Y. 1 72 The meadowsweet wastes away the cow, but it is beneficial to the goat. 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin 306 The odour of the white thorn and the meadow-sweet. 1933 J. K. Small Man. Southeastern Flora 610 F[ilipendula] rubra... Prairie meadow-sweet. 1974 W. Condry Woodlands ix. 101 The rich field layer is rough with great stools of the tussock sedge and there are usually quantities of yellow flag, meadowsweet, comfrey, [etc.]. 1996 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 8/7 The East Harnham water-meadows..are some of only 500 acres of remaining unimproved water-meadow in the country and are particularly rich in flowering plants, such as marsh orchid and meadowsweet. 2. U.S. Any of several low shrubs of the allied genus Spiraea, esp. S. alba and S. latifolia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun] spiraea1666 spirey1714 hardhack1814 meadowsweet1814 bridal wreath1856 steeple-bush1859 feather-fern1882 pearl bush1882 1814 J. Bigelow Florula Bostoniensis 120 Spiræa alba. White Spiræa. Meadow sweet... A slender shrub three or four feet high, bearing large, terminal bunches of white flowers. 1860 M. A. Curtis Bot. 103 S[piraea] salicifolia..sometimes called Meadow Sweet. 1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 228 Flat-top Meadow-sweet. Spiraea corymbosa. 1993 T. Coffey Hist. & Folklore N. Amer. Wildflowers 120/1 An infusion of Meadowsweet leaves tastes like China tea and was esteemed as a restorative tonic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530
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