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单词 rattleweed
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rattleweedn.

Brit. /ˈratlwiːd/, U.S. /ˈrædlˌwid/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle v.1, rattle n.1, weed n.1
Etymology: < either rattle v.1 or rattle n.1 + weed n.1
1. Chiefly U.S. Black cohosh, Cimicifuga (or Actaea) racemosa (family Ranunculaceae).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > plants yielding insecticide or used to repel insects > [noun]
fly-bane1597
bugbane1723
timbo1725
fly-agaric1788
rattleweed1793
cube1924
1793 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 114 Actæa racemosa (American Bane-berry, Black Snake-root, Rattle-weed).
1851 R. Glisan Jrnl. Army Life (1874) vi. 70 The rattle-weed..derives its name from the fact that its pod is full of loose seed, and makes a rattling noise when dry.
1892 C. F. Millspaugh Medicinal Plants 11-1 Cimifuga..black cohosh, black snake-root,..rattle-weed, rattle-root.
1908 A. R. Harding Ginseng & Other Medicinal Plants (rev. ed.) xxi. 257 The rattling of seeds in the pod as the wind passes over them has given rise to the common names..rattleweed, rattletop and rattleroot.
1987 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 25 Aug. b6/2 Black cohosh is also known as black snakeroot, rattleweed..and squaw root... Many herbalists still recommend it for a long list of disorders.
2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 14 July 23 Black cohosh is a member of the buttercup family also known as..rattleweed. It is believed to contain substances which have an oestrogen-like effect in the body.
2. Any of various plants of the family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae); spec. those of the genus Crotalaria (cf. rattlebox n. 2a) or Astragalus (astragalus n.), both of which are poisonous to livestock when eaten in quantity.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > leguminous plants > [noun] > other leguminous plants
peaseOE
vetchc1400
hatchet vetch1548
mock liquorice1548
scorpion's tail1548
ax-fitch1562
ax-seed1562
axwort1562
treacle clover1562
lady's finger1575
bird's-foot1578
goat's rue1578
horseshoe1578
caterpillar1597
kidney-vetch1597
horseshoe-vetch1640
goat rue1657
kidney-fetch1671
galega1685
stanch1726
scorpion senna1731
Dolichos1753
Sophora1753
partridge pea1787
bauhinia1790
coronilla1793
swamp pea-tree1796
Mysore thorn1814
devil's shoestring1817
pencil flower1817
rattlebox1817
Canavalia1828
milk plant1830
joint-vetch1836
milk pea1843
prairie clover1857
oxytrope1858
rattleweed1864
wart-herb1864
snail-flower1866
poison pea1884
masu1900
money bush1924
Townsville stylo1970
orange bird's-foot2007
1864 9th Ann. Rep. Maine Board Agric. i. 45 Last year nothing grew on the field where it had been applied but rattle-weed.
1883 Harper's Mag. Mar. 503/1 The loco, or rattle-weed, met with also in California, drives them [sc. horses] raving crazy.
1907 W. J. Clarke Mod. Sheep 269 The ‘loco’ weed is probably the Astragalus molissimus... When ripe, the seeds..rattle in the pod, and on this account it is known under then name of ‘rattleweed’.
1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 110 Crotalaria sagitalis..is frequently known as rattle-box or rattle-weed.
1980 N. N. Dodge 100 Roadside Wildflowers Southwest Uplands (rev. ed.) Pl. 34 Straightstem loco. Poison vetch,..Rattleweed..Astragalus praelongus.
3. English regional. Bladder campion, Silene vulgaris. rare.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > campion and ragged robin
cow-rattle14..
campion1576
behen1578
crowsoap1578
white campion1578
catchfly1597
feather-top wild campion1597
frothy poppy1597
lime-wort1597
nonsuch1597
sea campion1597
spattling poppy (also campion)1597
Greek rose1601
lychnis1601
knap-bottle1640
moss pink1641
Lobel's catchfly1664
red robin1678
moss campion1690
red campion1728
round robin1741
Silene1751
Nottingham catchfly1762
silenal1836
Robin Hood1844
thunder-flower1853
gunpowder weed1860
sea-catchfly1864
robin redbreast1880
poppy1886
thunderbolt1886
rattleweed1893
cancer1896
bladder-campion-
1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. 131 Rattle-weed, Silene inflata, L., Bladder Campion.—N.W. (Lyneham.).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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