persean.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsɪə/, U.S.

/ˈpərsiə/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin persea an Egyptian tree with edible fruit < ancient Greek περσέα < Πέρσαι Persians (see Perse n.¹), as the tree was thought to have come from Persia + -έα , suffix forming names of trees from names of fruits; in quot. 1601 at sense 1 via Middle French persea (1562 in the passage translated; 1553 as persee ; French persea , perséa ). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin Persea (C. de l'Écluse Rariorum plantarum historia (1601) I. 2; adopted as a specific epithet by Linnaeus ( Species Plantarum (1753) I. 370)).Compare Middle English persidis , in sense 1 (one isolated attestation; apparently < classical Latin Persidis, genitive singular of Persis, adjective, Persian):a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) 3328 In Ermopel, þat cite, was a tre of grete suetnysse, persidis callet was.

1. A fruit-bearing Egyptian tree that was formerly sacred to the god Ra, probably Mimusops schimperi (family Sapotaceae). Also persea tree. Now historical.

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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xv. xiii. 437 The tree Persea [L. Persea, Fr. Persea]..is far different from the Peach tree Persica, & beareth fruit like unto Sebesten, of colour red.

1663 T. Palmer Spirite of Trees & Herbes (BL Add. MS 18040) f. 28^v Perseas fruit muche like mans hart His leafe like toong dothe groe.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Persea, (Gr.) a Tree that grows in Egypt like a Peach-tree, and bears a Fruit of the Bigness of a Pear or Apple.

1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. v. 412 The triple branch of the Persea.

1858 C. W. Goodwin in Cambr. Ess. 238 She requests to have the persea-trees cut down.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xii. 317 The sacred hawk sitting in the centre of a fan-shaped persea tree.

1895 Expositor July 60 [The tree of life] represented by different species, as the palm, the banyan, the persea, the oak,..the mistletoe.

1938 E. B. Smith Egyptian Archit. as Cultural Expression vi. 129 An avenue of sphinxes leading..to the now vanished portal in the wall about the forecourt, before which were two sacred Persea trees.

1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 25/1 The site of Memphis has produced grape-seeds, persea nuts and nutgrass tubers, as well as more mundane foodstuffs.

2. Botany. In form Persea. A genus of trees and shrubs of the family Lauraceae, found mostly in tropical America and including the avocado ( P. americana); (also persea) a plant of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754).

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1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Persea (Bot.), the Laurus persea of Linnæus.

1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 201 Lauraceæ..Genera..Cinnamomum..Camphora..Persea [etc.].

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 282/2 A further relationship to that continent [sc. America] is to be traced by the presence in Madeira of..a Persea, also an American genus.

1936 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 63 64 One cannot be too certain in the generic identifications among the [Miocene] Lauraceae, and I have seen Perseas very similar to the present form.

1978 I. B. K. Richardson in V. H. Heywood Flowering Plants of World 38/1 The tribe Perseae [of Lauraceae] has no fleshy cupule surrounding the fruit, but contains the well-known fruit genus Persea (avocado).

1990 Jrnl. Heredity 81 183 Individuals representing the genus Persea, subgenus Persea were assayed for restriction fragment length polymorphisms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	persea
释义	persean. Brit. /ˈpəːsɪə/, U.S. /ˈpərsiə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin persea. Etymology: < classical Latin persea an Egyptian tree with edible fruit < ancient Greek περσέα < Πέρσαι Persians (see Perse n.¹), as the tree was thought to have come from Persia + -έα , suffix forming names of trees from names of fruits; in quot. 1601 at sense 1 via Middle French persea (1562 in the passage translated; 1553 as persee ; French persea , perséa ). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin Persea (C. de l'Écluse Rariorum plantarum historia (1601) I. 2; adopted as a specific epithet by Linnaeus ( Species Plantarum (1753) I. 370)).Compare Middle English persidis , in sense 1 (one isolated attestation; apparently < classical Latin Persidis, genitive singular of Persis, adjective, Persian):a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) 3328 In Ermopel, þat cite, was a tre of grete suetnysse, persidis callet was. 1. A fruit-bearing Egyptian tree that was formerly sacred to the god Ra, probably Mimusops schimperi (family Sapotaceae). Also persea tree. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > others persea1601 mahoe1666 poison berry1672 white mangrove1683 maiden plum1696 angelin1704 garlic-pear1725 milkwood-tree1725 Jack-in-the-box1735 cherimoya1736 rattle bush1750 galapee1756 genip1756 lace bark1756 sunfruit1787 wild orange1802 hog-nut1814 mountain pride1814 savannah wattle1814 mora1825 rubber tree1826 mayflower1837 bastard manchineel1838 long john1838 seringa1847 sack tree1849 jumbie tree1860 jumbie bean1862 king-tree1863 gauze-tree1864 mountain green1864 snowdrop tree1864 strong bark1864 switch-sorrel1864 candle-tree1866 maypole1866 angelique1873 poisonwood1884 porkwood1884 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > unidentified or mythological persea1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xv. xiii. 437 The tree Persea [L. Persea, Fr. Persea]..is far different from the Peach tree Persica, & beareth fruit like unto Sebesten, of colour red. 1663 T. Palmer Spirite of Trees & Herbes (BL Add. MS 18040) f. 28^v Perseas fruit muche like mans hart His leafe like toong dothe groe. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Persea, (Gr.) a Tree that grows in Egypt like a Peach-tree, and bears a Fruit of the Bigness of a Pear or Apple. 1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. v. 412 The triple branch of the Persea. 1858 C. W. Goodwin in Cambr. Ess. 238 She requests to have the persea-trees cut down. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xii. 317 The sacred hawk sitting in the centre of a fan-shaped persea tree. 1895 Expositor July 60 [The tree of life] represented by different species, as the palm, the banyan, the persea, the oak,..the mistletoe. 1938 E. B. Smith Egyptian Archit. as Cultural Expression vi. 129 An avenue of sphinxes leading..to the now vanished portal in the wall about the forecourt, before which were two sacred Persea trees. 1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Dec. 25/1 The site of Memphis has produced grape-seeds, persea nuts and nutgrass tubers, as well as more mundane foodstuffs. 2. Botany. In form Persea. A genus of trees and shrubs of the family Lauraceae, found mostly in tropical America and including the avocado ( P. americana); (also persea) a plant of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > other non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] andrachne1601 genip1666 allspice1686 allspice tree1691 Morinda1754 garcinia1760 pea tree1766 canarium1776 Pemphis1777 oak tree1789 buddleia1791 ixora1816 Canary wood1820 persea1823 naio1826 plume nutmeg1846 partridge pea1852 Leichhardt-tree1860 hardwood1864 scrubwood1874 tree lily1891 pagoda tree1940 schefflera1954 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Persea (Bot.), the Laurus persea of Linnæus. 1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 201 Lauraceæ..Genera..Cinnamomum..Camphora..Persea [etc.]. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 282/2 A further relationship to that continent [sc. America] is to be traced by the presence in Madeira of..a Persea, also an American genus. 1936 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 63 64 One cannot be too certain in the generic identifications among the [Miocene] Lauraceae, and I have seen Perseas very similar to the present form. 1978 I. B. K. Richardson in V. H. Heywood Flowering Plants of World 38/1 The tribe Perseae [of Lauraceae] has no fleshy cupule surrounding the fruit, but contains the well-known fruit genus Persea (avocado). 1990 Jrnl. Heredity 81 183 Individuals representing the genus Persea, subgenus Persea were assayed for restriction fragment length polymorphisms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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