† opulusn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin opulus.

Etymology: < classical Latin opulus small tree used for training vines, perhaps a kind of maple, of unknown origin. Compare opier n., ople n., and oppie n. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·piŭlɒ̆s) /ˈɒpjʊləs/.

Obsolete.

Any of various shrubs of the family Caprifoliaceae, formerly placed in the former genus Opulus and now included in the genus Viburnum, and typified by the guelder rose, V. opulus.Publication of the former genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754), after earlier use by J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 607.The earlier quots. suggest that there was some uncertainty as to the correct application of the name.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > viburnums or guelder rose and allies > [noun]

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opier1548

opulus1548

ople1551

dwarf plane tree1578

water elder1578

whitten1578

guelder rose1597

rose elder1597

wayfaring man's tree1597

wayfaring tree1597

opiet1601

cotton tree1633

viorne1637

mealy tree1640

laurustinus1664

stinking tree1681

black haw1688

laurel-thyme1693

laurustine1693

viburnum1731

wayfaring shrub1731

May rose1753

pembina1760

snowball tree1760

mealtree1785

stink-tree1795

cherry-wood1821

snowball1828

sloe1846

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lithy-tree1866

nannyberry1867

king's crown1879

stag bush1884

snowball bush1931

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. E.vij^v Opulus is a tree..called in frenche as Gesnere sayeth opier, and so maye it be also called in english tyl we fynde a better name.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. lxxii. 752 I think this not to be the right Opulus; but the very tree whiche we cal Witche, and Witche Hassel.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Opulus, a kind of Shrub, which some call Witch-hasel.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Opulus The Species are; 1. Opulus; Ruelli. Marsh Elder, or Gelder Rose, with flat Flowers.

1751 J. Bartram Observ. Trav. from Pensilvania 35 Now we came to most excellent level ground..full of tall timber..and shrubs, as opulus, green maple, hornbeam, hamamelis.

a1764 R. Dodsley Agric. in Trifles (1777) II. 129 Amidst a glooming wilderness of shrubs, The golden Orange, Arbute evergreen..Fair Opulus, to Spring, to Autumn dear.

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

单词	opulus
释义	† opulusn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin opulus. Etymology: < classical Latin opulus small tree used for training vines, perhaps a kind of maple, of unknown origin. Compare opier n., ople n., and oppie n. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·piŭlɒ̆s) /ˈɒpjʊləs/. Obsolete. Any of various shrubs of the family Caprifoliaceae, formerly placed in the former genus Opulus and now included in the genus Viburnum, and typified by the guelder rose, V. opulus.Publication of the former genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754), after earlier use by J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 607.The earlier quots. suggest that there was some uncertainty as to the correct application of the name. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > viburnums or guelder rose and allies > [noun] bendwithc1440 opier1548 opulus1548 ople1551 dwarf plane tree1578 water elder1578 whitten1578 guelder rose1597 rose elder1597 wayfaring man's tree1597 wayfaring tree1597 opiet1601 cotton tree1633 viorne1637 mealy tree1640 laurustinus1664 stinking tree1681 black haw1688 laurel-thyme1693 laurustine1693 viburnum1731 wayfaring shrub1731 May rose1753 pembina1760 snowball tree1760 mealtree1785 stink-tree1795 cherry-wood1821 snowball1828 sloe1846 withe-rod1846 lithy-tree1866 nannyberry1867 king's crown1879 stag bush1884 snowball bush1931 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. E.vij^v Opulus is a tree..called in frenche as Gesnere sayeth opier, and so maye it be also called in english tyl we fynde a better name. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. lxxii. 752 I think this not to be the right Opulus; but the very tree whiche we cal Witche, and Witche Hassel. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Opulus, a kind of Shrub, which some call Witch-hasel. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Opulus The Species are; 1. Opulus; Ruelli. Marsh Elder, or Gelder Rose, with flat Flowers. 1751 J. Bartram Observ. Trav. from Pensilvania 35 Now we came to most excellent level ground..full of tall timber..and shrubs, as opulus, green maple, hornbeam, hamamelis. a1764 R. Dodsley Agric. in Trifles (1777) II. 129 Amidst a glooming wilderness of shrubs, The golden Orange, Arbute evergreen..Fair Opulus, to Spring, to Autumn dear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1548
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