old man cactusn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈman ˌkaktəs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈmæn ˈkæktəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old man n., cactus n.

Etymology: < old man n. + cactus n., with allusion to its long grey hairs.

A Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, covered with long grey hairs.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti

hedgehog thistle1597

Opuntia1601

mescal1709

Barbados gooseberry1756

night-flowering cereus1789

vygebosch1795

night-blooming cereus1799

rhipsalis1819

pigface1830

window plant1838

old man cactus1845

cholla1846

fish-hook cactus1846

spleenwort1846

epiphyllum1858

old man's head1858

rainbow cactus1860

green snake1864

torchwood1866

queen of the night1870

vingerpol1875

nipple cactus1876

niggerhead1877

rat's tail cactus1878

rat-tail cactus1878

Christmas cactus1880

barrel cactus1881

peyote1885

mistletoe cactus1889

schlumbergera1898

pincushion1940

opuntioid1944

1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 19 Apr. 254/1 Pilocereus, or old-man cactus.

1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China vi. 95 I had not seen them evince so much gratification since I showed them the ‘Old Man Cactus’ (cereus senilis) which I..presented to a Chinese nurseryman at Canton.

1900 Daily News 6 Sept. 3/1 Another singular product is Pilocereus Senilis, or ‘old man cactus’, from Mexico, the body of the plant being hidden by long grey hair.

1938 Amer. Home Jan. 38/1 (caption) Cephalocereus senilis, well named the old-man cactus, bears pink flowers.

1967 Ecology 48 531 The mature growth has long, thin, twisted spines (with the appearance of a ‘shaggy beard,’ hence the English vernacular ‘old man cactus’) bears the flowers and fruit, and is more slender than the immature growth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old man cactus
释义	old man cactusn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈman ˌkaktəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈmæn ˈkæktəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old man n., cactus n. Etymology: < old man n. + cactus n., with allusion to its long grey hairs. A Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, covered with long grey hairs. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 19 Apr. 254/1 Pilocereus, or old-man cactus. 1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China vi. 95 I had not seen them evince so much gratification since I showed them the ‘Old Man Cactus’ (cereus senilis) which I..presented to a Chinese nurseryman at Canton. 1900 Daily News 6 Sept. 3/1 Another singular product is Pilocereus Senilis, or ‘old man cactus’, from Mexico, the body of the plant being hidden by long grey hair. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 38/1 (caption) Cephalocereus senilis, well named the old-man cactus, bears pink flowers. 1967 Ecology 48 531 The mature growth has long, thin, twisted spines (with the appearance of a ‘shaggy beard,’ hence the English vernacular ‘old man cactus’) bears the flowers and fruit, and is more slender than the immature growth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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