单词 | panace |
释义 | panacen. Now archaic and historical. Originally: (an extract of) opopanax or a similar medicinal herb. Later: a mythical plant reputed to heal all diseases. Cf. allheal n., panacea n. 2.The Latin name panaces was used for various plants with medicinal properties, including opopanax, yarrow, and lovage. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > names applied to various plants or parts boneworteOE springworteOE atterlothec1000 halswortc1000 bruisewortOE motherworta1200 panax?a1200 bloodworta1300 serpentinea1400 tutsana1400 wartworta1400 wormseeda1400 grace of God?c1400 nailworta1425 Gratia Dei?c1425 sanguinaryc1440 panacea1522 parthenium1548 woundwort1548 wart-weed1573 cardiaca1578 hermodactyl1578 panacea1590 holy seed1597 whitlow-grass1597 feverwort1611 fever and ague root1676 rattlesnake root1682 snake-root1712 cancer root1714 fever-root1739 strongback1739 rheumatism root1835 heal-all1853 wound-weed1857 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant > reputed all-healing herb panax?a1200 panacea1522 panacea1590 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. vii. 91 The weill smelland herb hait panaces. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 105 Where is that precious hearbe Panace, which cureth al diseases? 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 53 The herb panace can reuiue the dead. 1605 A. Warren Poore Mans Passions Hearbe Panace, that all diseases cures. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 3 Men talke of Panaces the herbe, that it was good for all diseases. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 596 Venus..brews Th' extracted Liquor with Ambrosian Dews, And od'rous Panacee. 1740 C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid II. xii. 588 The queen..Tempers with scented Panacee the Whole. a1771 C. Smart Sel. Poems (1990) 114 Let Adna rejoice with Gum Opopanax from the wounded root of a species of panace. 1866 J. Conington tr. Virgil Æneid xii. 424 With juices of ambrosia blent And panace of fragrant scent. 1927 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 48 329 The panaces, although it was an all-heal, as is obvious from its name, was doubtless especially efficacious in treating a panus, a swelling or tumor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1522 |
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