† oculus Christin.

Forms: late Middle English oculus Christus, late Middle English okyl Christi, late Middle English–1800s oculus Christi.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oculus Christi.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin oculus Christi (14th cent., c1440 in British sources) < classical Latin oculus eye (see oculus n.) + Christī , genitive of Christus Christ n. and int. Compare French oculus Christi (1667), and Christ's-eye n. at Christ n. and int. Compounds 3b.

Obsolete.

Any of several plants, esp. herbs used to treat diseases of the eyes; spec. (a) wild clary, Salvia verbenaca; (b) a yellow-flowered plant, Inula oculus-christi (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)) (rare).Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > wild sage

oculus Christi?a1425

clary1538

vervain sage1777

salvia1844

?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 174^v Wasschinge for þe same old sore..þer ben diuerses iuses..þe secounde is þe iuse of oculus christi & centorie & genciane and wilde nepe.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 361 Oculus Christi, herbe, hispia.

a1543 in A. Amherst Hist. Gardening in Eng. (1896) 75 (MED) Of the same Herbes for Potage..Oculus Christi, Daysys, Chervell, [etc.].

1553 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe (new ed.) sig. D.viii^v Yf thou put into thyne eye .ix. graynes of the seed of Oculus Christi, thou shalt not fele them, yet they will purge the eyes.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 628 Wilde Clarie is called after the Latine name Oculus Christi, of his effect in helping the diseases of the eies.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Oculus Christi, a certain herb very good for the eyes, otherwise called wild clary.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Horminum Horminum sylvestre, lavendulæflore, common English wild Clary, or Oculus Christi.

1890 Cent. Dict. Oculus Christi, a European plant, Inula Oculus-Christi, having astringent properties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	oculus christi
释义	† oculus Christin. Forms: late Middle English oculus Christus, late Middle English okyl Christi, late Middle English–1800s oculus Christi. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oculus Christi. Etymology: < post-classical Latin oculus Christi (14th cent., c1440 in British sources) < classical Latin oculus eye (see oculus n.) + Christī , genitive of Christus Christ n. and int. Compare French oculus Christi (1667), and Christ's-eye n. at Christ n. and int. Compounds 3b. Obsolete. Any of several plants, esp. herbs used to treat diseases of the eyes; spec. (a) wild clary, Salvia verbenaca; (b) a yellow-flowered plant, Inula oculus-christi (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)) (rare).Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > wild sage oculus Christi?a1425 clary1538 vervain sage1777 salvia1844 ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 174^v Wasschinge for þe same old sore..þer ben diuerses iuses..þe secounde is þe iuse of oculus christi & centorie & genciane and wilde nepe. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 361 Oculus Christi, herbe, hispia. a1543 in A. Amherst Hist. Gardening in Eng. (1896) 75 (MED) Of the same Herbes for Potage..Oculus Christi, Daysys, Chervell, [etc.]. 1553 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe (new ed.) sig. D.viii^v Yf thou put into thyne eye .ix. graynes of the seed of Oculus Christi, thou shalt not fele them, yet they will purge the eyes. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 628 Wilde Clarie is called after the Latine name Oculus Christi, of his effect in helping the diseases of the eies. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Oculus Christi, a certain herb very good for the eyes, otherwise called wild clary. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Horminum Horminum sylvestre, lavendulæflore, common English wild Clary, or Oculus Christi. 1890 Cent. Dict. Oculus Christi, a European plant, Inula Oculus-Christi, having astringent properties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.?a1425
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