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单词 paraguay
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Paraguayn.

Brit. /ˈparəɡwʌɪ/, /ˌparəˈɡwʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌɡwaɪ/
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Paraguay.
Etymology: < Paraguay, the name of a river and subsequently also a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina.
I. Compounds.
1. Paraguay herb n. Obsolete (a) the plant maté, Ilex paraguariensis; (also) the dried leaves of this plant; = herb of Paraguay n.; (b) the tropical American herb Lindernia (or Vandellia) diffusa (family Scrophulariaceae), traditionally used as an emetic and febrifuge (rare).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > Vandellia
Paraguay herb1717
Vandellia1797
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > emetic > plant-based
stavesacrea1400
vomiting nut1575
Paraguay herb1717
violine1829
violina1836
lobelia1849
gillenin1856
viola1868
1717 tr. A. F. Frézier Voy. South-Sea Index Paraguay Herb.
1772 J. R. Forster tr. L.-A. de Bougainville Voy. round World 28 The only objects of the commerce with these two provinces are..cotton, mules, and maté, or the Paraguay-herb.
1859 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation (ed. 2) 1261/1 Indigo from Mexico, Paraguay herb from Paraguay, spices, dye-stuffs, etc.
1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 396 Paraguay Herb (Vandellia diffusa, L.).—Small herb. In South America this plant is used as an emetic.
2. Paraguay tea n. the plant maté; the dried or roasted leaves of this plant, or an infusion of the leaves; cf. maté n.3 2, 3.
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the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun] > maté
Paraguay1728
Paraguay tea1737
maté1758
yerba1818
yerba-maté1839
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [noun] > leaf or leaves
tea1655
leaf?1660
Paraguay tea1737
flashes1880
1737 Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 258 In North-Carolina and Virginia it is called Yapon, and is used by the English; and our Author thinks it the same Plant as the Paraguay Tea, which comes from Buenos Ayres.
1772 J. R. Forster tr. L.-A. de Bougainville Voy. round World 28 Maté, or Paraguay-tea, or South-sea-tea, are pounded dry leaves of a plant growing in South America.
1839 W. Parish Buenos Ayres xv. 347 Even the yerba-maté, or Paraguay tea..is now introduced from the southern provinces of Brazil.
1856 Househ. Words 3 May 377/2 An eligible draught presents itself in the shape of Yerva de Paraguay, or Paraguay tea.
1937 Amer. Home Apr. 122/2 Caffeine or closely related substances are also found in coffee, cocoa, Paraguay tea or maté, and the cola nut.
1999 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 10 Jan. (Features section) 28 Paraguay tea renowned for its skin toning and firming properties.
3. Paraguay cat n. rare a breed of very small, short-haired domestic cat kept in South America, of uncertain ancestry; a cat of this breed.
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1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 489/2 One of these breeds is the Paraguay Cat, which when adult weighs only about three pounds.
II. Simple uses.
4. The plant maté, Paraguay tea. Obsolete.
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the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun] > maté
Paraguay1728
Paraguay tea1737
maté1758
yerba1818
yerba-maté1839
the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > tea substitutes
Indian tea1709
Appalachian tea1728
Arabian tea1728
Carolina tea1728
golden rod tea1728
Paraguay1728
South Sea tea1728
sweet tea1728
Oswego tea1752
false tea1760
New Jersey tea1760
Labrador tea1767
mountain tea1785
manuka1832
Abyssinian tea1866
Brazil tea1866
Hudson's Bay tea1948
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [noun] > types of
herb of Paraguay1672
Indian tea1709
Algerian tea1728
Appalachian tea1728
Arabian tea1728
Canary tea1728
golden rod tea1728
Malay tea1728
Paraguay1728
South Sea tea1728
monarda1752
Oswego tea1752
Paraguay tea1760
Labrador tea1767
maté1768
marsh rosemary1777
blue mountain tea1785
alstonia1806
Ceylon tea1814
Canada tea1817
yerba-maté1818
honey bush1840
Wild Bergamot1843
Hottentot tea1850
kaffir tea1850
khat1858
Brazil tea1866
Mexican tea1866
St. Helena tea1875
rooibos1915
redbush1946
Hudson's Bay tea1948
bergamot1958
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Paraguay,..a celebrated Plant, of the Shrub Kind..better known, of late, among us, under the Denomination of South-Sea Tea.
1802 Brookes' Gazetteer (ed. 12) (at cited word) The valuable herb called Paraguay,..the infusion of which is drank, in all the Spanish provinces of S. America, instead of tea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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