portulacan.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːtʃᵿˈlakə/,

/ˌpɔːtjᵿˈlakə/, U.S.

/ˌpɔrtʃəˈlɑkə/

Forms: Middle English–1500s 1700s– portulaca, 1700s– portulacca.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin portulāca purslane (in post-classical Latin also portulacca ), of uncertain origin (see note). Compare portulac n., purslane n.Classical Latin portulāca occurs in a number of variant forms and its origin is difficult to determine. If portulāca , the most common form, represents the original form it may derive < portula small gate ( < porta port n.³ + -ula -ula suffix) + -āca (in lingulāca gossip, fish resembling a tongue, plant with tongue-shaped leaves; < lingua tongue (see lingual adj. and n.) + -ula -ula suffix + -āca , feminine of -ācus , suffix forming adjectives), perhaps in allusion to the circumscissile seed capsule, the top of which forms a separate lid. Alternatively, if the variant porcillāca (Pliny) represents the original form, it may derive from < porcus female genitals, specific sense of porcus pig (see pork n.¹) + -illa -illa suffix + -āca , with euphemistic alteration (compare Greek χοιροβότανον , denoting the same plant (in undated medical texts) < χοῖρος pig, also female genitals (see cherogril n.) + βοτάνη plant: see botano- comb. form). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pō^əɹtiulēⁱ·kă) /pɔətjuːˈleɪkə/.

Originally: garden purslane, Portulaca oleracea (family Portulacaceæ). Later more widely: any plant of the genus Portulaca, which comprises trailing succulent plants of warm and tropical regions, with a calyx of two sepals and brightly coloured flowers opening only in direct sunshine; esp. one grown for ornament, such as the sun plant, P. grandiflora. Also (in form Portulaca): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 455, after J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 236.

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a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 264 If a mannes teeþ akiþ for sour þingis, þan he schal ete chese and portulacas.

?c1450 in Anglia (1911) 34 172 Portulaca and Montagone. Off this two herbys name is one. The leues be more þan fynger on leynth.

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.v Portulaca is called in english purcellaine.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Portulaca, Purslain, a cold and moist Herb, which stirs up the Appetite.

1775 G. Motherby New Med. Dict. at Allium Gallicum A name of the portulacca.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 442/1 The Talinums and Calandrinias and a few species of Portulaca are well known as gay garden-flowers.

1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 4/3 Portulacca, mixed varieties.—(Portulacca splendens, lutea, etc.)—Showy plants, brilliant red, scarlet, yellow, crimson, white, etc., of low, semi-trailing habit.

1866 Harvard Mem. Biogr., Savage I. 337 My Heliotrope is magnificent and portulacas begin to make a show.

1882 Garden 8 Apr. 234/2 Of all annuals that can be grown out of doors I know of none more beautiful than Portulacas.

1927 M. M. Bennett Christison of Lammermoor xi. 116 They ate portulacca to keep off scurvy.

1953 Arena (Wellington, N.Z.) 35 4 ‘And your lovely portulacca,’ Hester said gently, ‘I had forgotten you always grew it.’

2005 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. b4 It was there, outside the family's flat, that she planted geraniums and sprinkled the seeds of day lilies and portulacas.

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

单词	portulaca
释义	portulacan. Brit. /ˌpɔːtʃᵿˈlakə/, /ˌpɔːtjᵿˈlakə/, U.S. /ˌpɔrtʃəˈlɑkə/ Forms: Middle English–1500s 1700s– portulaca, 1700s– portulacca. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin portulāca. Etymology: < classical Latin portulāca purslane (in post-classical Latin also portulacca ), of uncertain origin (see note). Compare portulac n., purslane n.Classical Latin portulāca occurs in a number of variant forms and its origin is difficult to determine. If portulāca , the most common form, represents the original form it may derive < portula small gate ( < porta port n.³ + -ula -ula suffix) + -āca (in lingulāca gossip, fish resembling a tongue, plant with tongue-shaped leaves; < lingua tongue (see lingual adj. and n.) + -ula -ula suffix + -āca , feminine of -ācus , suffix forming adjectives), perhaps in allusion to the circumscissile seed capsule, the top of which forms a separate lid. Alternatively, if the variant porcillāca (Pliny) represents the original form, it may derive from < porcus female genitals, specific sense of porcus pig (see pork n.¹) + -illa -illa suffix + -āca , with euphemistic alteration (compare Greek χοιροβότανον , denoting the same plant (in undated medical texts) < χοῖρος pig, also female genitals (see cherogril n.) + βοτάνη plant: see botano- comb. form). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pō^əɹtiulēⁱ·kă) /pɔətjuːˈleɪkə/. Originally: garden purslane, Portulaca oleracea (family Portulacaceæ). Later more widely: any plant of the genus Portulaca, which comprises trailing succulent plants of warm and tropical regions, with a calyx of two sepals and brightly coloured flowers opening only in direct sunshine; esp. one grown for ornament, such as the sun plant, P. grandiflora. Also (in form Portulaca): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 455, after J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) I. 236. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > culinary herbs > purslane portulaca1400 portulacaa1400 purslanea1400 purpyc1485 pussley1775 moss rose1929 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 264 If a mannes teeþ akiþ for sour þingis, þan he schal ete chese and portulacas. ?c1450 in Anglia (1911) 34 172 Portulaca and Montagone. Off this two herbys name is one. The leues be more þan fynger on leynth. 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.v Portulaca is called in english purcellaine. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Portulaca, Purslain, a cold and moist Herb, which stirs up the Appetite. 1775 G. Motherby New Med. Dict. at Allium Gallicum A name of the portulacca. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 442/1 The Talinums and Calandrinias and a few species of Portulaca are well known as gay garden-flowers. 1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 4/3 Portulacca, mixed varieties.—(Portulacca splendens, lutea, etc.)—Showy plants, brilliant red, scarlet, yellow, crimson, white, etc., of low, semi-trailing habit. 1866 Harvard Mem. Biogr., Savage I. 337 My Heliotrope is magnificent and portulacas begin to make a show. 1882 Garden 8 Apr. 234/2 Of all annuals that can be grown out of doors I know of none more beautiful than Portulacas. 1927 M. M. Bennett Christison of Lammermoor xi. 116 They ate portulacca to keep off scurvy. 1953 Arena (Wellington, N.Z.) 35 4 ‘And your lovely portulacca,’ Hester said gently, ‘I had forgotten you always grew it.’ 2005 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. b4 It was there, outside the family's flat, that she planted geraniums and sprinkled the seeds of day lilies and portulacas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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