ruscusn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌskəs/, U.S.

/ˈrəskəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rūscus, rūscum.

Etymology: < classical Latin rūscus, variant of rūscum butcher's broom, of unknown origin.

Any of various plants constituting the chiefly Eurasian genus Ruscus (family Ruscaceae (formerly included in the Liliaceae)), of evergreen shrubs with flat, stiff, pointed shoots (cladophylls) that resemble leaves; esp. butcher's broom, R. aculeatus, which has pale green flowers and is commonly grown in gardens. In later use also (in form Ruscus): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) II. 1041.

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butcher's broom1538

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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 162 Fyrrys, or qwyce tre, or gorstys tre, ruscus.

c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 608/l. 39 Ruscus, a grost, or furses.]

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 121^v Ruscus is named..in English Kneholme, or Knehull, and of other Bucher broume.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xiii. 674 In Shoppes it is called Ruscus; in English Kneeholme, Kneehul, Butchers Broome and Petigree.

1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden ccxxix. 361 We call it [sc. butcher's broom] in English Knee-holme, Knee-hulver, Kneeholly, Pettigree, and Ruscus Bruscus.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Bonifacia The broad-leaved ruscus, or butcher's-broom, commonly called the Alexandrian bay.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 553/1 Ruscus,..Butcher's Broom: A genus of the syngenesia order, belonging to the dioecia class.

1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening i. 221 The flower of the Ruscus is protruded from the surface of the leaf.

1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. 250 Where the tombs of the Tyrrhenes were hidden away behind the fence of thorny ruscus.

1922 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49 212 The genus Ruscus is today limited to a few Palaearctic species, with lanceolate to ovate sharply pointed cladodes.

2003 T. L. Rye Wedding Florals 77/2 Place a sprig of ruscus behind a sprig of seeded eucalyptus. Insert a floral wire through the cluster and bend in half.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruscus
释义	ruscusn. Brit. /ˈrʌskəs/, U.S. /ˈrəskəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rūscus, rūscum. Etymology: < classical Latin rūscus, variant of rūscum butcher's broom, of unknown origin. Any of various plants constituting the chiefly Eurasian genus Ruscus (family Ruscaceae (formerly included in the Liliaceae)), of evergreen shrubs with flat, stiff, pointed shoots (cladophylls) that resemble leaves; esp. butcher's broom, R. aculeatus, which has pale green flowers and is commonly grown in gardens. In later use also (in form Ruscus): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) II. 1041. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > butcher's broom > [noun] knee-hollyc1000 butcher's broom1538 petigrew1538 horse-tongue1562 knee-holm1562 knee-hull1562 ruscus1562 double-tongue1578 prickly box1578 tongue-blade1578 ground-myrtle1601 uvularia1706 Alexandrian laurel1760 punnai1794 shepherd's myrtlec1840 Jew's myrtle1856 knee-hul- knee-hulver- Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 162 Fyrrys, or qwyce tre, or gorstys tre, ruscus. c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 608/l. 39 Ruscus, a grost, or furses.] 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 121^v Ruscus is named..in English Kneholme, or Knehull, and of other Bucher broume. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xiii. 674 In Shoppes it is called Ruscus; in English Kneeholme, Kneehul, Butchers Broome and Petigree. 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden ccxxix. 361 We call it [sc. butcher's broom] in English Knee-holme, Knee-hulver, Kneeholly, Pettigree, and Ruscus Bruscus. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Bonifacia The broad-leaved ruscus, or butcher's-broom, commonly called the Alexandrian bay. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 553/1 Ruscus,..Butcher's Broom: A genus of the syngenesia order, belonging to the dioecia class. 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening i. 221 The flower of the Ruscus is protruded from the surface of the leaf. 1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. 250 Where the tombs of the Tyrrhenes were hidden away behind the fence of thorny ruscus. 1922 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49 212 The genus Ruscus is today limited to a few Palaearctic species, with lanceolate to ovate sharply pointed cladodes. 2003 T. L. Rye Wedding Florals 77/2 Place a sprig of ruscus behind a sprig of seeded eucalyptus. Insert a floral wire through the cluster and bend in half. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562
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