poison ivyn.

Brit.

/ˌpɔɪzn ˈʌɪvi/, U.S.

/ˈpɔɪzn ˈaɪvi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poison n., ivy n.

Etymology: < poison n. + ivy n.

Any of several climbing or trailing North American shrubs of the genus Rhus (family Anacardiaceae), which contain a toxic resin and commonly cause severe dermatitis when touched; esp. R. radicans, which has trifoliate leaves, greenish flowers, and white berries. Also figurative.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > poison ivy

poison-weed1624

poison vine1709

Toxicodendron1722

poison oak1739

poison ivy1782

ivy1788

mercury1792

the mind > emotion > hatred > object of detestation (person or thing) > [noun] > loathsome or unpleasant person

hateful1510

son of a ——?1576

son of a bitch1655

nuisance1661

obnoxity1851

oik1917

knob1920

putz1928

swipe1929

jack-off?1939

jagoff?1939

sumbitch1944

jerko1949

sonofa1950

bloody1960

weeny1964

dick1966

gross-out1966

wank1970

poison ivy1976

jerkwad1980

dickwad1983

dickweed1984

jerkweed1988

knob jockey1989

wankstain1990

ball sack1991

bawbag1999

dicksack1999

1782 Catal. MSS hitherto Undescribed (Brit. Mus.) I. 471 Account of the poison ivy plant, of Virginia.

1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 130 Poison Ivy..is a dangerous medicine.

1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. (1866) 34 By these rootlets..the Ivy of Europe, and our Poison Rhus,—here called Poison Ivy,—fasten themselves firmly to walls.

1883 C. Phelps in Harper's Mag. Jan. 282/2 The poison-ivy was gorgeous with a fatal beauty.

1935 M. de la Roche Young Renny xxvi. 265 Bright-coloured tendrils of poison ivy stretched toward their path.

1963 W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 29 We mayn't have these growing wild in England, nor the American poison ivy.

1976 F. Greenland Misericordia Drop ii. viii. 138 Those amiable characters, my personal poison ivy, who so conscientiously compile our Code of Procedure.

1989 J. Casey Spartina (1990) 11 Poison ivy had got into the cuts and scratches and foamed up in wet blisters and raw spots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poison ivy
释义	poison ivyn. Brit. /ˌpɔɪzn ˈʌɪvi/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪzn ˈaɪvi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poison n., ivy n. Etymology: < poison n. + ivy n. Any of several climbing or trailing North American shrubs of the genus Rhus (family Anacardiaceae), which contain a toxic resin and commonly cause severe dermatitis when touched; esp. R. radicans, which has trifoliate leaves, greenish flowers, and white berries. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > poison ivy poison-weed1624 poison vine1709 Toxicodendron1722 poison oak1739 poison ivy1782 ivy1788 mercury1792 the mind > emotion > hatred > object of detestation (person or thing) > [noun] > loathsome or unpleasant person hateful1510 son of a ——?1576 son of a bitch1655 nuisance1661 obnoxity1851 oik1917 knob1920 putz1928 swipe1929 jack-off?1939 jagoff?1939 sumbitch1944 jerko1949 sonofa1950 bloody1960 weeny1964 dick1966 gross-out1966 wank1970 poison ivy1976 jerkwad1980 dickwad1983 dickweed1984 jerkweed1988 knob jockey1989 wankstain1990 ball sack1991 bawbag1999 dicksack1999 1782 Catal. MSS hitherto Undescribed (Brit. Mus.) I. 471 Account of the poison ivy plant, of Virginia. 1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 130 Poison Ivy..is a dangerous medicine. 1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. (1866) 34 By these rootlets..the Ivy of Europe, and our Poison Rhus,—here called Poison Ivy,—fasten themselves firmly to walls. 1883 C. Phelps in Harper's Mag. Jan. 282/2 The poison-ivy was gorgeous with a fatal beauty. 1935 M. de la Roche Young Renny xxvi. 265 Bright-coloured tendrils of poison ivy stretched toward their path. 1963 W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 29 We mayn't have these growing wild in England, nor the American poison ivy. 1976 F. Greenland Misericordia Drop ii. viii. 138 Those amiable characters, my personal poison ivy, who so conscientiously compile our Code of Procedure. 1989 J. Casey Spartina (1990) 11 Poison ivy had got into the cuts and scratches and foamed up in wet blisters and raw spots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas poison ivy poison ivy n. (also American poison ivy) Rhus Toxicodendron ( Treasury Bot. 1866).extracted from ivyn. < n.1782 as lemmas
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