ornithogalumn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːnᵻˈθɒɡələm/, U.S.

/ˌɔrnəˈθɑɡəl(ə)m/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ornithogalum (1548 or earlier as ornithigalum ; 1557 or earlier as ornithogalum ); compare classical Latin ornīthogalē (Pliny)) < Hellenistic Greek ὀρνιθόγαλον < ancient Greek ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + γάλα milk (see galactic adj.). Compare Middle French ornitogalon (1553), ornithogalon (1555), French ornithogalum (1557). Compare ornithogal n.

Any plant of the genus Ornithogalum (family Liliaceae), comprising perennial herbs native to the Mediterranean region and southern Africa, with bulbous roots and (usually) racemes of greenish-white flowers; esp. O. umbellatum. Also (in form Ornithogalum): the genus itself. Also called star of Bethlehem (see star of Bethlehem n. 1), chinkerinchee.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 306.

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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

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 70^v Ornithogalum is a tendre stalk..with ij. or thre togrowyng branches in ye top.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 69 in Sylva June... Flowers in Prime..Pinks, Ornithogalum.

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2288/1 Ornithogalum, Star of Bethelem, in botany, a genus of the hexandria-monogynia class of plants, the corolla whereof consists of six petals.

1755 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 407/2 The Ornithogalums, or stars of Bethlehem.

1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 153 Tintirinties is a name given to a species of Ornithogalum, with a white flower, from the sound it produced, when two stalks of it were rubbed against each other.

1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 116 Tunicate bulbs, as some of the Ornithogalums.

1876 Bot. Bull. 1 12 Ornithogalum and Narcissus appeared above the ground two or three inches. Some early roses put out leaves and a few flower buds.

1901 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: N–Q 1174/2 Ornithogalums may be divided into hardy and tender groups, and each of these may be subdivided into dwarf and tall.

1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 770/1 Only one [species] is truly native to Great Britain, the spiked Ornithogalum, O. pyrenaicum (Linn.), and is not common, being a local plant, found only in a few counties.

1942 Amer. Speech 17 66/2 For some years now the catalogs of dealers in bulbs have admonished us that a recognized American name for the flowering bulb Ornithogalum is chinkerichee..or chincherichee.

1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvii. 284 Milk-white Ornithogalums of various species grew here and there, Chinkerinchees to us all.

1975 A. A. Mauve in Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. XI. 249 The name ‘viooltjie’ is sometimes wrongly applied to some bulbous Cape plants belonging to the lily family.., viz. the genera Lachenalia and Ornithogalum.

1998 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Autumn 3/2 And looking very similar to the ornithogalums that one sees in Europe and Turkey, Ixia maculata (Iridaceae) with deep orange flowers that glowed in the bright sunshine.

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

单词	ornithogalum
释义	ornithogalumn. Brit. /ˌɔːnᵻˈθɒɡələm/, U.S. /ˌɔrnəˈθɑɡəl(ə)m/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ornithogalum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ornithogalum (1548 or earlier as ornithigalum ; 1557 or earlier as ornithogalum ); compare classical Latin ornīthogalē (Pliny)) < Hellenistic Greek ὀρνιθόγαλον < ancient Greek ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + γάλα milk (see galactic adj.). Compare Middle French ornitogalon (1553), ornithogalon (1555), French ornithogalum (1557). Compare ornithogal n. Any plant of the genus Ornithogalum (family Liliaceae), comprising perennial herbs native to the Mediterranean region and southern Africa, with bulbous roots and (usually) racemes of greenish-white flowers; esp. O. umbellatum. Also (in form Ornithogalum): the genus itself. Also called star of Bethlehem (see star of Bethlehem n. 1), chinkerinchee.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 306. ΘΚΠ 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 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 70^v Ornithogalum is a tendre stalk..with ij. or thre togrowyng branches in ye top. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 69 in Sylva June... Flowers in Prime..Pinks, Ornithogalum. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2288/1 Ornithogalum, Star of Bethelem, in botany, a genus of the hexandria-monogynia class of plants, the corolla whereof consists of six petals. 1755 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 407/2 The Ornithogalums, or stars of Bethlehem. 1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 153 Tintirinties is a name given to a species of Ornithogalum, with a white flower, from the sound it produced, when two stalks of it were rubbed against each other. 1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 116 Tunicate bulbs, as some of the Ornithogalums. 1876 Bot. Bull. 1 12 Ornithogalum and Narcissus appeared above the ground two or three inches. Some early roses put out leaves and a few flower buds. 1901 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: N–Q 1174/2 Ornithogalums may be divided into hardy and tender groups, and each of these may be subdivided into dwarf and tall. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 770/1 Only one [species] is truly native to Great Britain, the spiked Ornithogalum, O. pyrenaicum (Linn.), and is not common, being a local plant, found only in a few counties. 1942 Amer. Speech 17 66/2 For some years now the catalogs of dealers in bulbs have admonished us that a recognized American name for the flowering bulb Ornithogalum is chinkerichee..or chincherichee. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvii. 284 Milk-white Ornithogalums of various species grew here and there, Chinkerinchees to us all. 1975 A. A. Mauve in Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. XI. 249 The name ‘viooltjie’ is sometimes wrongly applied to some bulbous Cape plants belonging to the lily family.., viz. the genera Lachenalia and Ornithogalum. 1998 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Autumn 3/2 And looking very similar to the ornithogalums that one sees in Europe and Turkey, Ixia maculata (Iridaceae) with deep orange flowers that glowed in the bright sunshine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562
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