mother of thousandsn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌðə əv ˈθaʊzn(d)z/, U.S.

/ˌməðər əv ˈθaʊzn(d)z/

Forms: see mother n.¹ and of prep. and thousand n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, of prep., English thousands , thousand n. and adj.

Etymology: < mother n.¹ + of prep. + thousands, plural of thousand n. and adj.

Any of various plants noted for rapid spread or vegetative reproduction; esp. (a) ivy-leaved toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis (now rare); (b) a saxifrage with hairy, round or heart-shaped leaves that produces plantlets on red stolons, Saxifraga stolonifera; (c) English regional a double-flowered campanula, (perhaps) Campanula rapunculoides (rare).Sense (c) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > mother of thousands

mother of millions1832

Oxford weed1834

mother of thousands1856

Oxford plant1856

wall weed1866

Wandering Sailor(s1881

Wandering Jew1886

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > saxifrage flowers

prattling parnel1597

pride of London1629

prince's feather1629

London pride1697

none-so-pretty1731

sanicle1760

heuchera1772

nancy-pretty1825

Bergenia1838

St. Patrick's cabbage1851

spider plant1852

strawberry geranium1880

garden gate1881

megasea1886

maiden's wreath1893

mother of thousands1910

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > mother of thousands > helxine

helxine1873

mind-your-own-business1941

mother of thousands1952

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Linaria The first of these Plants [sc. common yellow toad-flax]..is a very troublesome Plant to keep within Bounds, the roots being very apt to spread under-ground, and rise at a great Distance from the Mother Plant.]

1856 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. IV. 126 This plant [sc. Linaria cymbalaria] is familiarly known to many persons by the name of Mother of Thousands.

1882 H. Friend Gloss. Devonshire Plant Names 39 Mother-o'-Thousands, Saxifraga sarmentosa, L. The rambling plant known as..‘Spider-plant’, ‘Strawberry-plant’, &c.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Mother o' Thousands, the plant Creeping Campanula.

1910 T. W. Sanders Window & Indoor Gardening xi. 111 Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums..make delightful basket plants... So, too, [do] Saxifraga sarmentosa (Mother-o'-Thousands or Wandering Jew).

1952 A. R. Clapham et al. Flora Brit. Isles 713 H[elxine] soleirolii Req. Mind-your-own-business, Mother of thousands... Naturalized on walls and damp banks.

1958 Notes & Queries Oct. 452/1 Mother of thousands... I believe this plant is Saxifraga sarmentosa.

1975 Times 22 Nov. 10/5 The elegant climber..the mother of thousands..produces small plantlets on thread-like runners.

1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 233 Piggy-back Plant, Mother of Thousands, Youth on Age. Although perfectly hardy for the border or woodland, this attractive foliage plant with softly hairy, fresh green leaves is best known as one of those ideal Bring-and-Buy pot plants because of its propensity of producing babies on the surface of old leaves.

1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 47/3 The familiar indoor plant mother of thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera.

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

单词	mother of thousands
释义	mother of thousandsn. Brit. /ˌmʌðə əv ˈθaʊzn(d)z/, U.S. /ˌməðər əv ˈθaʊzn(d)z/ Forms: see mother n.¹ and of prep. and thousand n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, of prep., English thousands , thousand n. and adj. Etymology: < mother n.¹ + of prep. + thousands, plural of thousand n. and adj. Any of various plants noted for rapid spread or vegetative reproduction; esp. (a) ivy-leaved toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis (now rare); (b) a saxifrage with hairy, round or heart-shaped leaves that produces plantlets on red stolons, Saxifraga stolonifera; (c) English regional a double-flowered campanula, (perhaps) Campanula rapunculoides (rare).Sense (c) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > mother of thousands mother of millions1832 Oxford weed1834 mother of thousands1856 Oxford plant1856 wall weed1866 Wandering Sailor(s1881 Wandering Jew1886 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > saxifrage flowers prattling parnel1597 pride of London1629 prince's feather1629 London pride1697 none-so-pretty1731 sanicle1760 heuchera1772 nancy-pretty1825 Bergenia1838 St. Patrick's cabbage1851 spider plant1852 strawberry geranium1880 garden gate1881 megasea1886 maiden's wreath1893 mother of thousands1910 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > mother of thousands > helxine helxine1873 mind-your-own-business1941 mother of thousands1952 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Linaria The first of these Plants [sc. common yellow toad-flax]..is a very troublesome Plant to keep within Bounds, the roots being very apt to spread under-ground, and rise at a great Distance from the Mother Plant.] 1856 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. IV. 126 This plant [sc. Linaria cymbalaria] is familiarly known to many persons by the name of Mother of Thousands. 1882 H. Friend Gloss. Devonshire Plant Names 39 Mother-o'-Thousands, Saxifraga sarmentosa, L. The rambling plant known as..‘Spider-plant’, ‘Strawberry-plant’, &c. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Mother o' Thousands, the plant Creeping Campanula. 1910 T. W. Sanders Window & Indoor Gardening xi. 111 Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums..make delightful basket plants... So, too, [do] Saxifraga sarmentosa (Mother-o'-Thousands or Wandering Jew). 1952 A. R. Clapham et al. Flora Brit. Isles 713 H[elxine] soleirolii Req. Mind-your-own-business, Mother of thousands... Naturalized on walls and damp banks. 1958 Notes & Queries Oct. 452/1 Mother of thousands... I believe this plant is Saxifraga sarmentosa. 1975 Times 22 Nov. 10/5 The elegant climber..the mother of thousands..produces small plantlets on thread-like runners. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 233 Piggy-back Plant, Mother of Thousands, Youth on Age. Although perfectly hardy for the border or woodland, this attractive foliage plant with softly hairy, fresh green leaves is best known as one of those ideal Bring-and-Buy pot plants because of its propensity of producing babies on the surface of old leaves. 1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 47/3 The familiar indoor plant mother of thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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