restion.

Brit.

/ˈrɛstɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈrɛstioʊ/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Restio, genus name ( C. F. Rottbøll Descriptiones plantarum rariorum (1772) 9, after earlier use in a different sense by Linnaeus Systema naturæ ed. 12 (1767) II. 735) < classical Latin restiōn- , restiō dealer in rope < restis rope (see restiform adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹.

Any of various reed-like plants of, or formerly of, the genus Restio (family Restionaceae), superficially resembling horsetails, chiefly native to southern Africa, where they are used for thatching and broom-making, and grown elsewhere for their ornamental foliage. Also (in form Restio): the genus itself.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > other plants yielding fibre, etc.

withe1657

silk grass1753

restio1796

kurrajong1823

lechuguilla1834

kie-kie1847

munj1855

pua1858

sesban1860

settler's twine1898

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > other ornamental trees or shrubs

ambrosieOE

minced pie1739

Christmas bush1750

black-gum1785

Nandina1787

allamanda1789

restio1796

moutan1808

tree peony1811

snowberry1815

aucuba1819

zamang1819

Deutzia1837

ground-jasmine1848

nandin1866

heavenly bamboo1871

spathodea1873

Escallonia1882

nanten1884

o-matsu1916

Japanese pagoda tree1924

dove tree1933

1796 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 125/2 Restio, in botany; a genus of the triandria order, belonging to the diœcia class of plants.

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 187/1 The plains are permanently clothed with patches of a rush-like plant called Restio.

1865 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 8 211 (title) Observations on the morphology and anatomy of the genus Restio.

1927 Jrnl. Ecol. 15 296 Species of Restio with a sprawling habit are often abundant and cover rock ledges.

1976 Biotropica 8 148/1 ‘Restios’ in the southwest Cape..appear partially to replace the grasses ecologically.

2004 Independent 2 Oct. (Mag.) 53/4 Sexy restios are coming to the Royal Horticultural Society's London Flower Show next week.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	restio
释义	restion. Brit. /ˈrɛstɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈrɛstioʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Restio. Etymology: < scientific Latin Restio, genus name ( C. F. Rottbøll Descriptiones plantarum rariorum (1772) 9, after earlier use in a different sense by Linnaeus Systema naturæ ed. 12 (1767) II. 735) < classical Latin restiōn- , restiō dealer in rope < restis rope (see restiform adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Any of various reed-like plants of, or formerly of, the genus Restio (family Restionaceae), superficially resembling horsetails, chiefly native to southern Africa, where they are used for thatching and broom-making, and grown elsewhere for their ornamental foliage. Also (in form Restio): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > other plants yielding fibre, etc. withe1657 silk grass1753 restio1796 kurrajong1823 lechuguilla1834 kie-kie1847 munj1855 pua1858 sesban1860 settler's twine1898 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > other ornamental trees or shrubs ambrosieOE minced pie1739 Christmas bush1750 black-gum1785 Nandina1787 allamanda1789 restio1796 moutan1808 tree peony1811 snowberry1815 aucuba1819 zamang1819 Deutzia1837 ground-jasmine1848 nandin1866 heavenly bamboo1871 spathodea1873 Escallonia1882 nanten1884 o-matsu1916 Japanese pagoda tree1924 dove tree1933 1796 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 125/2 Restio, in botany; a genus of the triandria order, belonging to the diœcia class of plants. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 187/1 The plains are permanently clothed with patches of a rush-like plant called Restio. 1865 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 8 211 (title) Observations on the morphology and anatomy of the genus Restio. 1927 Jrnl. Ecol. 15 296 Species of Restio with a sprawling habit are often abundant and cover rock ledges. 1976 Biotropica 8 148/1 ‘Restios’ in the southwest Cape..appear partially to replace the grasses ecologically. 2004 Independent 2 Oct. (Mag.) 53/4 Sexy restios are coming to the Royal Horticultural Society's London Flower Show next week. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1796
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