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单词 ornithogal
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ornithogaln.

Forms: 1500s ornithogal, 1700s–1800s ornithogale.
Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin ornīthogalē; Latin ornithogalum; Greek ὀρνιθόγαλον.
Etymology: Probably partly < classical Latin ornīthogalē (Pliny), partly < its etymon Hellenistic Greek ὀρνιθόγαλον (see ornithogalum n.), and partly < post-classical Latin ornithogalum ornithogalum n. Compare French ornithogale (1694; 1680 as †ornitogale ). Compare slightly earlier ornithogalum n.
Obsolete.
= ornithogalum n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > Solomon's seal or star of Bethlehem
whitewort?c1400
Solomon's seal1543
dog's onion1548
white root1548
ornithogalum1562
Our Lady's cowslip1565
St John's seal1567
star of Bethlehem1573
ornithogal1578
field onion1582
Polygonatum1597
star of Bethlehem1629
Ladder to Heaven1640
Star of Naples1722
smilacina1808
seal-wort1837
lady's seal1870
peep of day1882
morning star1890
chinkerinchee1926
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xlvii. 205 Dioscorides writeth of Ornithogal that the bulbus, or round roote thereof may be eaten.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Ornithogale, an Herb call'd Star of Bethlehem, or Dogs-Onion.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Star of Bethlehem The Arabick..and that call'd the Indian Ornithogale, are most esteem'd.
1854 J. G. Wilkinson Pop. Acct. Anc. Egyptians 34/1 (table) Pirdicium..Ornithogale..Juncus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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