Onagran.¹

Brit.

/ˈɒnəɡrə/, U.S.

/ˈɑnəɡrə/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin onagra (perhaps 6th cent.; in botanical use from 1587) < Hellenistic Greek ὀνάγρα , feminine derivative of ὄναγρος onager n. Compare French onagra (1615), onagre (1778).

Botany. Now disused.

A former genus of plants that comprised the evening primroses, now placed in the genus Oenothera; a plant of this former genus. Cf. oenothera n.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754), after earlier use by J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 302.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > evening primrose and allied flowers

tree primrose1629

primrose tree1728

Onagra1735

oenothera1754

night primrose1759

evening primrose1761

night willow-herb1770

nightly primrose1785

sundrop1785

godetia1836

1726 R. Bradley Dict. Bot. II Onagra, i.e. Chamænerium flore Delphinii.]

1735 P. Miller Gardener's Dict. II Onagra, Tree Primrose.

1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. iii. 319 Those Annuals sown late,..Onagra, Larkspur.

1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 289 The French call the Evening Primrose L. Onagre... It was formerly termed Onagra, the ‘ass food’, by botanists.

1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 461 (title) Cryptomeric inheritance in Onagra.

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

† onagran.²

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin onagr- , onager , -a suffix¹ 1

Etymology: < classical Latin onagr-, onager onager n. + -a suffix¹ 1, as supposed feminine form, after e.g. classical Latin nigra, feminine of niger black (see niger n.¹). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·năgră) /ˈɒnəɡrə/.

humorous. Obsolete. rare.

A she-ass, a female onager.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus hemionus (Asiatic wild ass)

onagera1398

mule1607

dziggetai1793

kulan1793

onagra1860

kiang1869

1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth III. 196 Gerard..had put his Onagra in harness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	onagra
释义	Onagran.¹ Brit. /ˈɒnəɡrə/, U.S. /ˈɑnəɡrə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin onagra. Etymology: < post-classical Latin onagra (perhaps 6th cent.; in botanical use from 1587) < Hellenistic Greek ὀνάγρα , feminine derivative of ὄναγρος onager n. Compare French onagra (1615), onagre (1778). Botany. Now disused. A former genus of plants that comprised the evening primroses, now placed in the genus Oenothera; a plant of this former genus. Cf. oenothera n.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754), after earlier use by J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 302. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > evening primrose and allied flowers tree primrose1629 primrose tree1728 Onagra1735 oenothera1754 night primrose1759 evening primrose1761 night willow-herb1770 nightly primrose1785 sundrop1785 godetia1836 1726 R. Bradley Dict. Bot. II Onagra, i.e. Chamænerium flore Delphinii.] 1735 P. Miller Gardener's Dict. II Onagra, Tree Primrose. 1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. iii. 319 Those Annuals sown late,..Onagra, Larkspur. 1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 289 The French call the Evening Primrose L. Onagre... It was formerly termed Onagra, the ‘ass food’, by botanists. 1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 461 (title) Cryptomeric inheritance in Onagra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † onagran.² Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin onagr- , onager , -a suffix¹ 1 Etymology: < classical Latin onagr-, onager onager n. + -a suffix¹ 1, as supposed feminine form, after e.g. classical Latin nigra, feminine of niger black (see niger n.¹). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·năgră) /ˈɒnəɡrə/. humorous. Obsolete. rare. A she-ass, a female onager. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus hemionus (Asiatic wild ass) onagera1398 mule1607 dziggetai1793 kulan1793 onagra1860 kiang1869 1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth III. 196 Gerard..had put his Onagra in harness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.¹1735n.²1860
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