menow weedn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛnəʊ ˌwiːd/, U.S.

/ˈmɛnoʊ ˌwid/, Caribbean English

/ˈmɛnoː ˌwiːd/

Forms: 1700s– menow weed, 1800s menou weed.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English menow , weed n.¹

Etymology: < menow, of uncertain origin + weed n.¹Derivation of the first element < Akan menem swell, become erect (of the penis) (1881 in J. G. Christaller Dict. Asante & Fante Lang. called Tshi) has been suggested, with reference ‘to the swollen penis-like shape of cluster of roots at the base of the plant’ ( Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) at cited word; this source also suggests an etymological connection with the synonymous term many-roots n.).

Caribbean (Jamaican).

= many-roots n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun]

sea-docka1400

bear's footc1400

bear claw1543

acanthus1551

brank-ursine1551

bear's breech1565

acanth1648

Malabar nut1694

spirit-leaf1696

spirit weed1699

snap-tree?1711

many-roots1750

ruellia1751

Christmas pride1756

menow weed1756

strobilanthes1836

adelaster1863

bear's breeches1882

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 268 Menow-weed..is very common in most parts of Jamaica.

1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis II. 191 Menou weed, spirit weed, or snap-dragon, is very common in most parts of Jamaica.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 735/2 Menow weed, Ruellia tuberosa.

1972 C. D. Adams Flowering Plants Jamaica 695 R[uellia] tuberosa... Duppy Gun, Menow Weed... Very common in pastures and waste places and on roadside banks.

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

单词	menow weed
释义	menow weedn. Brit. /ˈmɛnəʊ ˌwiːd/, U.S. /ˈmɛnoʊ ˌwid/, Caribbean English /ˈmɛnoː ˌwiːd/ Forms: 1700s– menow weed, 1800s menou weed. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English menow , weed n.¹ Etymology: < menow, of uncertain origin + weed n.¹Derivation of the first element < Akan menem swell, become erect (of the penis) (1881 in J. G. Christaller Dict. Asante & Fante Lang. called Tshi) has been suggested, with reference ‘to the swollen penis-like shape of cluster of roots at the base of the plant’ ( Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) at cited word; this source also suggests an etymological connection with the synonymous term many-roots n.). Caribbean (Jamaican). = many-roots n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun] sea-docka1400 bear's footc1400 bear claw1543 acanthus1551 brank-ursine1551 bear's breech1565 acanth1648 Malabar nut1694 spirit-leaf1696 spirit weed1699 snap-tree?1711 many-roots1750 ruellia1751 Christmas pride1756 menow weed1756 strobilanthes1836 adelaster1863 bear's breeches1882 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 268 Menow-weed..is very common in most parts of Jamaica. 1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis II. 191 Menou weed, spirit weed, or snap-dragon, is very common in most parts of Jamaica. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 735/2 Menow weed, Ruellia tuberosa. 1972 C. D. Adams Flowering Plants Jamaica 695 R[uellia] tuberosa... Duppy Gun, Menow Weed... Very common in pastures and waste places and on roadside banks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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