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单词 nasturtian
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nasturtiann.

Brit. /nəˈstəːʃn/, U.S. /næˈstərʃ(ə)n/, /nəˈstərʃ(ə)n/
Forms:

α. 1500s narsturcion, 1800s nasturtion.

β. 1700s nastertian, 1700s nestertian, 1700s– nasturtian.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: nasturtium n.
Etymology: Alteration of nasturtium n., originally after Middle French nasturtion (early 16th cent. in the passage translated in quot. 1526); compare also -ion suffix1. With the β. forms, compare -ian suffix.
Now rare.
Originally: = nasturtium n. 1. Later: = nasturtium n. 2.
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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] > cruciferous flowers > yellow or orange flowers > nasturtium
nasturtian1526
Indian cress1597
lark-heel1597
capucine1693
nasturces1693
nasturtium1706
1526 Grete Herball ccccviii. sig. Yiiv There be .ii. maner of cresses, gardyn cresses and water cresses, and bothe be called narsturcion [Fr. nasturtion].
1717 C. Evelyn Lady's Recreation ii. 69 The Nestertians are raised from Seed sown on a Hot-Bed in March.
1741 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 147 Nastertians, ivy, honeysuckles.., and all sorts of twining flowers.
1769 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. House-keeper xvi. 331 Gather the Nasturtian Berries soon after the Blossoms are gone off.
1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 50 Orbicular, or the round leaf; the Nasturtion affords an example of this kind.
1866 Harper's Mag. Sept. 523/2 Peru and Chili were the first countries enlivened by the dazzling hues of the Nasturtian vine.
1883 Harper's Mag. July 167/2 Boxes of nasturtions and mignonette stand on the sills.
1930 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 17 Feb. 6/2 Her house..had a most picturesque garden. Here she lovingly tended nasturtians and sweet peas.
1966 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring (ed. 2) i. i. 33 The flowers glowed red and golden: snap-dragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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