单词 | ongaonga |
释义 | ongaongan. New Zealand. The New Zealand tree nettle, Urtica ferox, which has virulent stinging hairs and grows into a shrub of up to 10 feet (3 metres) in height. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Urticaceae (nettle and allies) > [noun] nettleeOE dock-nettlea1300 Greekish nettlec1450 Roman nettle1578 red nettle1611 ettle1688 urtica1706 bur-nettle1714 pill nettle1714 nettle plant1764 richweed1814 clearweed1822 sting-nettle1822 ongaonga1842 nettlewort1846 urtical1846 jinny1876 1842 R. Taylor Jrnl. 23 Nov. in Dict. N.Z. Eng. (1997) (at cited word) This morning I was showed a real stinging nettle which the natives assured me as it grew turned into a tree & loses its stinging quality the onga onga, which though they affirmed I confess I very much doubt. 1903 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1902 35 111 The ongaonga (nettle shrub) has no leaves now (August). 1924 Otago Witness (Dunedin, N.Z.) 9 Sept. 6 Really bad onga-onga stings provoke feverish sickness. 1988 Pacific Way June 48 It is possible to proceed..but beware of the native tree nettle, ongaonga! 1994 A. H. Grey & A. Sharp Leap into Dark 77 The kernel of the karaka berry, green poroporo berries, tutu and ongaonga or tree nettle are harmful or fatal to humans. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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