† mirabilisn.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: aqua mirabilis n.

Etymology: Short for aqua mirabilis n.

Obsolete.

= aqua mirabilis n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > drinks made with wine > [noun] > spiced wine

hippocrasa1400

hippocras winea1475

pepper wine1601

Hippocratic winea1626

mirabilis1673

sangaree1736

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iii. i. 35 She..opens her dear bottle of Mirabilis.

1687 C. Sedley Bellamira iii. i Have you any mirabilis?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

mirabilisn.²

Brit.

/mᵻˈrɑːbᵻlɪs/, U.S.

/məˈrɑbələs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mirabilis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mirabilis, genus name ( Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 177, after earlier use by him in Systema Naturæ (1735)) < classical Latin mīrābilis (see mirabilis n.¹). Compare French mirabilis (1814).

Botany.

Any plant of the genus Mirabilis (family Nyctaginaceae), mainly native to warmer parts of America, having flowers enclosed in a calyx-like involucre of persistent bracts; esp. marvel of Peru, M. jalapa (see marvel n.¹ 4). Also (in form Mirabilis): the genus itself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America

marvel of Peru1597

flower of the night1665

world's wonder1706

butterfly flower1731

mirabilis1754

four o'clock flower1756

bastard mustard1759

Browallia1782

bastard plantain1796

cleome1806

alonsoa1812

gloxinia1816

schizanthus1823

butterfly plant1825

petunia1825

sinningia1826

salpiglossis1827

mask flower1834

poinsettia1836

guaco1844

spiderwort1846

mist flower1848

balisier1858

spider flower1861

sun plant1862

eucharis1866

pretty-by-night1869

Rocky Mountain bee plant1870

urn-flower1891

tulip-poppy1909

smithiantha1917

poor man's orchid1922

ten o'clock1953

tiger-iris-

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2089/2 Mirabilis, Marvel of Peru, in botany, a genus of the Pentandria monogynia class of plants, with a monopetalous funnel-fashioned flower.

1767 T. Jefferson in R. L. Taylor Plants of Colonial Days (1964) 39 Mirabilis just opened, very clever.

1794 T. Martyn tr. J. J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. (ed. 4) xxxi. 480 In Mirabilis.., or Marvel of Peru, it [sc. the nectary] is globose, permanent, and incloses the germ.

1853 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 4) xiii. 351 The Morning-Glory opens at the dawn..; the Mirabilis, or Four-o'clock plant, nearly at that hour in the afternoon.

1871 A. Featherman Rep. Bot. Surv. Southern & Central Louisiana 103 Mirabilis Jalapa, Common Mirabilis.

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 47/3 (advt.) Bulbs. 10 kinds Gladioli mailed for 10c and names of four friends who grow flowers. Will include Free, bulb of the beautiful Mirabilis.

1975 Country Life 27 Mar. 796/1 I can continue to grow mirabilis..and morning glories.

2003 Times (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Weekend Review) 36 Mirabilis, the ‘marvel of Peru’, has been luxuriant too, its fang-like tap roots serving its cerise and yellow trumpets effortlessly with moisture, even on the vilest soil.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirabilis
释义	† mirabilisn.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: aqua mirabilis n. Etymology: Short for aqua mirabilis n. Obsolete. = aqua mirabilis n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > drinks made with wine > [noun] > spiced wine hippocrasa1400 hippocras winea1475 pepper wine1601 Hippocratic winea1626 mirabilis1673 sangaree1736 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iii. i. 35 She..opens her dear bottle of Mirabilis. 1687 C. Sedley Bellamira iii. i Have you any mirabilis? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). mirabilisn.² Brit. /mᵻˈrɑːbᵻlɪs/, U.S. /məˈrɑbələs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mirabilis. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mirabilis, genus name ( Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 177, after earlier use by him in Systema Naturæ (1735)) < classical Latin mīrābilis (see mirabilis n.¹). Compare French mirabilis (1814). Botany. Any plant of the genus Mirabilis (family Nyctaginaceae), mainly native to warmer parts of America, having flowers enclosed in a calyx-like involucre of persistent bracts; esp. marvel of Peru, M. jalapa (see marvel n.¹ 4). Also (in form Mirabilis): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America marvel of Peru1597 flower of the night1665 world's wonder1706 butterfly flower1731 mirabilis1754 four o'clock flower1756 bastard mustard1759 Browallia1782 bastard plantain1796 cleome1806 alonsoa1812 gloxinia1816 schizanthus1823 butterfly plant1825 petunia1825 sinningia1826 salpiglossis1827 mask flower1834 poinsettia1836 guaco1844 spiderwort1846 mist flower1848 balisier1858 spider flower1861 sun plant1862 eucharis1866 pretty-by-night1869 Rocky Mountain bee plant1870 urn-flower1891 tulip-poppy1909 smithiantha1917 poor man's orchid1922 ten o'clock1953 tiger-iris- 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2089/2 Mirabilis, Marvel of Peru, in botany, a genus of the Pentandria monogynia class of plants, with a monopetalous funnel-fashioned flower. 1767 T. Jefferson in R. L. Taylor Plants of Colonial Days (1964) 39 Mirabilis just opened, very clever. 1794 T. Martyn tr. J. J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. (ed. 4) xxxi. 480 In Mirabilis.., or Marvel of Peru, it [sc. the nectary] is globose, permanent, and incloses the germ. 1853 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 4) xiii. 351 The Morning-Glory opens at the dawn..; the Mirabilis, or Four-o'clock plant, nearly at that hour in the afternoon. 1871 A. Featherman Rep. Bot. Surv. Southern & Central Louisiana 103 Mirabilis Jalapa, Common Mirabilis. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 47/3 (advt.) Bulbs. 10 kinds Gladioli mailed for 10c and names of four friends who grow flowers. Will include Free, bulb of the beautiful Mirabilis. 1975 Country Life 27 Mar. 796/1 I can continue to grow mirabilis..and morning glories. 2003 Times (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Weekend Review) 36 Mirabilis, the ‘marvel of Peru’, has been luxuriant too, its fang-like tap roots serving its cerise and yellow trumpets effortlessly with moisture, even on the vilest soil. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1673n.²1754
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