moonflowern.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌflaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, flower n.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + flower n.

†1.

a. The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare. Obsolete.

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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] > composite flowers > chrysanthemums

goldOE

buddle?a1350

great daisya1400

white bottlea1400

bigolda1500

maudlin-wort1552

chrysanthemum1578

ox-eyea1637

whiteweed1642

ox-eye daisy1731

moonflower1787

ox-daisy1813

ox-eyed daisy1817

pyrethrum1837

horse-gowan1842

marguerite1847

maudlin daisy1855

moon daisy1855

pompom1861

moon-penny1866

crown daisy1875

Korean chrysanthemum1877

Paris daisy1882

mum1891

Shasta daisy1901

chrysanth1920

penny-daisy1920

Korean1938

Nippon daisy1939

1787 W. Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 2) II. 929 Greater Daisy. Ox-eye. Moon-flower.

1861 D. Greenwell Poems 268 The Sun-flowers and the Moon-flowers.

b. The corn marigold, Chrysanthemum segetum. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 754 Moon-flower, Chrysanthemum segetum.

2. Any of several tropical and subtropical climbing plants of the genus Ipomoea (family Convolvulaceae), esp. I. alba, having fragrant, white, trumpet-shaped flowers which open at night.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > tropical

quamoclit1633

sippo1657

monkey vine1750

goat's foot1773

Ipomœa1785

liana1796

Thunbergia?1799

morning-glory1814

gaybine1842

cypress vine1846

bejuco1848

scindapsus1848

Rangoon creeper1850

moonflower1859

kaladana1866

moon-lily1888

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > other ornamental vines

Virginian silk1629

akebia1847

moonflower1859

smilax1870

kudzu1893

1810 M. Graham Jrnl. Resid. India (1813) 121 The purple convolvulus, the white moon-flower, and the scarlet and yellow gloriosa, floated like banners in the wind.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. vii. iii. 162 One most interesting flower..is a night-blowing convolvulus, the moon-flower of Europeans.

1887 E. E. Money Little Dutch Maiden (1888) 23 The odorous moon-flower gave out a rich perfume.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 8 July 4/1 It is the unfolding of the white moon-flower in an Indian garden.

1939 A. H. Wood Grow them Indoors 102 Morning glory, moon flower, dawn flower—there are numerous common names for different members of this group of woody climbers.

1963 W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 110 My cobaeas and moonflowers have both already germinated.

1969 G. MacBeth War Quartet 28 Split tins..Leafed into fronds of moon-flowers.

1992 H. Mitchell One Man's Garden viii. 170 My moonflowers usually exceed twenty feet by September.

3. South African and U.S. = angel's trumpet n. at angel n. Compounds 2.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African

Aspalathus1601

othonne1601

honey flower1712

amber tree1719

Melianthus1731

rhinoceros bush1731

Hottentot cherry1740

sparmannia1801

renosterbos1822

ratsbane1846

black parsley1861

tail-grape1884

milk-tree1885

poison-bush1885

rooibos1893

Natal bottlebrush1907

moonflower1913

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 325 Moon lily or Moon flower, Datura Knightii, which has long, pendulous, strongly scented white flowers.

1941 M. Whipple Giant Joshua 142 Here was Steadfast Weeks, the doctor, setting a leg with the aid of the foul-smelling Jimson Weed or moonflower beloved of the Indian medicine-man.

1973 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. III. 1976 It [sc. the potato family] yields foods..flowers..shrubs—such as the moonflower, Datura arborea L., and Cestrum species.

1993 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 22 Aug. g1 Shown here are sunflowers with moonflowers climbing up their stems... The massive white flowers open only at night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonflower
释义	moonflowern. Brit. /ˈmuːnˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈmunˌflaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, flower n. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + flower n. †1. a. The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > chrysanthemums goldOE buddle?a1350 great daisya1400 white bottlea1400 bigolda1500 maudlin-wort1552 chrysanthemum1578 ox-eyea1637 whiteweed1642 ox-eye daisy1731 moonflower1787 ox-daisy1813 ox-eyed daisy1817 pyrethrum1837 horse-gowan1842 marguerite1847 maudlin daisy1855 moon daisy1855 pompom1861 moon-penny1866 crown daisy1875 Korean chrysanthemum1877 Paris daisy1882 mum1891 Shasta daisy1901 chrysanth1920 penny-daisy1920 Korean1938 Nippon daisy1939 1787 W. Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 2) II. 929 Greater Daisy. Ox-eye. Moon-flower. 1861 D. Greenwell Poems 268 The Sun-flowers and the Moon-flowers. b. The corn marigold, Chrysanthemum segetum. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 754 Moon-flower, Chrysanthemum segetum. 2. Any of several tropical and subtropical climbing plants of the genus Ipomoea (family Convolvulaceae), esp. I. alba, having fragrant, white, trumpet-shaped flowers which open at night. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > tropical quamoclit1633 sippo1657 monkey vine1750 goat's foot1773 Ipomœa1785 liana1796 Thunbergia?1799 morning-glory1814 gaybine1842 cypress vine1846 bejuco1848 scindapsus1848 Rangoon creeper1850 moonflower1859 kaladana1866 moon-lily1888 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > other ornamental vines Virginian silk1629 akebia1847 moonflower1859 smilax1870 kudzu1893 1810 M. Graham Jrnl. Resid. India (1813) 121 The purple convolvulus, the white moon-flower, and the scarlet and yellow gloriosa, floated like banners in the wind. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. vii. iii. 162 One most interesting flower..is a night-blowing convolvulus, the moon-flower of Europeans. 1887 E. E. Money Little Dutch Maiden (1888) 23 The odorous moon-flower gave out a rich perfume. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 8 July 4/1 It is the unfolding of the white moon-flower in an Indian garden. 1939 A. H. Wood Grow them Indoors 102 Morning glory, moon flower, dawn flower—there are numerous common names for different members of this group of woody climbers. 1963 W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 110 My cobaeas and moonflowers have both already germinated. 1969 G. MacBeth War Quartet 28 Split tins..Leafed into fronds of moon-flowers. 1992 H. Mitchell One Man's Garden viii. 170 My moonflowers usually exceed twenty feet by September. 3. South African and U.S. = angel's trumpet n. at angel n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African Aspalathus1601 othonne1601 honey flower1712 amber tree1719 Melianthus1731 rhinoceros bush1731 Hottentot cherry1740 sparmannia1801 renosterbos1822 ratsbane1846 black parsley1861 tail-grape1884 milk-tree1885 poison-bush1885 rooibos1893 Natal bottlebrush1907 moonflower1913 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 325 Moon lily or Moon flower, Datura Knightii, which has long, pendulous, strongly scented white flowers. 1941 M. Whipple Giant Joshua 142 Here was Steadfast Weeks, the doctor, setting a leg with the aid of the foul-smelling Jimson Weed or moonflower beloved of the Indian medicine-man. 1973 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. III. 1976 It [sc. the potato family] yields foods..flowers..shrubs—such as the moonflower, Datura arborea L., and Cestrum species. 1993 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 22 Aug. g1 Shown here are sunflowers with moonflowers climbing up their stems... The massive white flowers open only at night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1787
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