ripple grassn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡræs/, Scottish English

/ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡras/, Irish English

/ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡraːs/

Forms: see ripple n.³ and grass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ripple n.³, grass n.¹

Etymology: < ripple n.³ + grass n.¹ The plant was so called because its leaves were traditionally used as a remedy for scratches or cuts. Compare Middle Low German rippel, in same sense.

Scottish, Irish English (northern), and U.S.

Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata; (also) greater plantain, P. major (rare).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > narrow-leaved plantain

ribwortc1300

lancella1400

ribgrass?a1500

long plantain1526

ribbed grass1770

cock's head1787

jackstraws1795

fighting cocks1807

ripple grass1819

1819 Amer. Farmer 1 149 My milch cows..were turned into a field well set with Rib Plantain or Ripple Grass, as it is generally called.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. Ripplegirse, a broad~leaved herb, which labourers put on cuts.

1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 269 P[lantago] lanceolata, L. (Ribgrass. Ripplegrass. English Plantain.)

1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Ripple-grass, Plantago lanceolata.

1918 P. MacGill Glenmornan 234 The dog, in a sportive mood, careered madly through the field, rolling over and over through the wet ripple-grass.

1974 Econ. Bot. 28 328/2 This weed [sc. Plantago major] has many common names including Way Bread, Devil's Shoestring..and Rib or Ripple Grass.

1999 B. Harrison Theo 60 ‘For a wound, crush the leaves of rosemary or ripplegrass in your palms and apply them,’ she said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ripple grass
释义	ripple grassn. Brit. /ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡræs/, Scottish English /ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡras/, Irish English /ˈrɪp(ə)l ˌɡraːs/ Forms: see ripple n.³ and grass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ripple n.³, grass n.¹ Etymology: < ripple n.³ + grass n.¹ The plant was so called because its leaves were traditionally used as a remedy for scratches or cuts. Compare Middle Low German rippel, in same sense. Scottish, Irish English (northern), and U.S. Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata; (also) greater plantain, P. major (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > narrow-leaved plantain ribwortc1300 lancella1400 ribgrass?a1500 long plantain1526 ribbed grass1770 cock's head1787 jackstraws1795 fighting cocks1807 ripple grass1819 1819 Amer. Farmer 1 149 My milch cows..were turned into a field well set with Rib Plantain or Ripple Grass, as it is generally called. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. Ripplegirse, a broad~leaved herb, which labourers put on cuts. 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 2) 269 P[lantago] lanceolata, L. (Ribgrass. Ripplegrass. English Plantain.) 1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Ripple-grass, Plantago lanceolata. 1918 P. MacGill Glenmornan 234 The dog, in a sportive mood, careered madly through the field, rolling over and over through the wet ripple-grass. 1974 Econ. Bot. 28 328/2 This weed [sc. Plantago major] has many common names including Way Bread, Devil's Shoestring..and Rib or Ripple Grass. 1999 B. Harrison Theo 60 ‘For a wound, crush the leaves of rosemary or ripplegrass in your palms and apply them,’ she said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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