polygalan.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪɡələ/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪɡələ/

Inflections: Plural polygalas, unchanged.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin polygala; French polygala.

Etymology: < classical Latin polygala, feminine (Pliny; < Hellenistic Greek πολύγαλον , neuter < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + γάλα milk (see galactic adj.)), originally (in quot. 1578) via Middle French polygala (1557 in the passage translated in quot. 1578; French polygala). Compare early modern Dutch poligala (1554 in Dodoens), Italian poligala (a1498).

Originally: any of several kinds of milkwort ( Polygala species), esp. common milkwort, P. vulgaris. Later also ( Polygala): the type genus of the family Polygalaceae, comprising the milkworts.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 701.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygalaceae (milkwort and allies) > [noun]

milkwort1578

polygala1578

Cross-flower1597

gang flower1597

rogation flower1597

procession flower1633

rattlesnake root1682

senega1738

rattlesnake-wort1763

flowering wintergreen1818

mountain flax1824

shepherd's thyme1857

love1874

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xxxiii. 48 There be two kyndes of Mylkewurte, differing both in name and figure: whereof one is called Glaux, and the other Polygala.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. clx. 448 The second kinde of Polygala is a small herbe with slender pliant stems.

1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xxii. 420 Polygala Πολυγαλον Milkwort, a handful steeped all night in white wine..purgeth Choller.

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2486/2 Polygala, Milkwort, in botany, a genus of the diadelphia decandria class of plants, with a papilionaceous flower.

1823 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 50 2437 The common Polygala is so very variable a plant.

1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 180 We find here Polygala, one species of which is called Seneca snake-root.

1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. iii. xi. 502 The false arillus..is also seen on the seeds of Polygala, and various other plants.

1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xxv. 321 The numerous chalk-loving plants which form these floral carpets include the Milkwort (Polygala), Purging Flax (Linum)..and several Orchids.

1936 Discovery Feb. 48/2 Large anchusas were beginning to flower.., huge polygala, and I don't know what else.

1993 Outdoor Canada Sept. (Suppl.) 9/1 The woods smell rich with decay and in spring..fringed polygalas peep from behind the trees.

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

单词	polygala
释义	polygalan. Brit. /pəˈlɪɡələ/, U.S. /pəˈlɪɡələ/ Inflections: Plural polygalas, unchanged. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin polygala; French polygala. Etymology: < classical Latin polygala, feminine (Pliny; < Hellenistic Greek πολύγαλον , neuter < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + γάλα milk (see galactic adj.)), originally (in quot. 1578) via Middle French polygala (1557 in the passage translated in quot. 1578; French polygala). Compare early modern Dutch poligala (1554 in Dodoens), Italian poligala (a1498). Originally: any of several kinds of milkwort ( Polygala species), esp. common milkwort, P. vulgaris. Later also ( Polygala): the type genus of the family Polygalaceae, comprising the milkworts.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 701. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygalaceae (milkwort and allies) > [noun] milkwort1578 polygala1578 Cross-flower1597 gang flower1597 rogation flower1597 procession flower1633 rattlesnake root1682 senega1738 rattlesnake-wort1763 flowering wintergreen1818 mountain flax1824 shepherd's thyme1857 love1874 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xxxiii. 48 There be two kyndes of Mylkewurte, differing both in name and figure: whereof one is called Glaux, and the other Polygala. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. clx. 448 The second kinde of Polygala is a small herbe with slender pliant stems. 1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xxii. 420 Polygala Πολυγαλον Milkwort, a handful steeped all night in white wine..purgeth Choller. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2486/2 Polygala, Milkwort, in botany, a genus of the diadelphia decandria class of plants, with a papilionaceous flower. 1823 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 50 2437 The common Polygala is so very variable a plant. 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 180 We find here Polygala, one species of which is called Seneca snake-root. 1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. iii. xi. 502 The false arillus..is also seen on the seeds of Polygala, and various other plants. 1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xxv. 321 The numerous chalk-loving plants which form these floral carpets include the Milkwort (Polygala), Purging Flax (Linum)..and several Orchids. 1936 Discovery Feb. 48/2 Large anchusas were beginning to flower.., huge polygala, and I don't know what else. 1993 Outdoor Canada Sept. (Suppl.) 9/1 The woods smell rich with decay and in spring..fringed polygalas peep from behind the trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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