单词 | sanguisorb |
释义 | sanguisorbn. 1. A plant of the N.O. Sanguisorbaceæ, typified by the genus Sanguisorba (now a sub-genus of Poterium), which includes the common burnet. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > agrimony or lady's mantle or burnet agrimonyeOE padelion?a1300 burnetc1400 sindaw1548 liverwort1566 great sanicle1578 lady's mantle1578 pimpernel1578 goose-chite1597 philanthropos1597 Poterium1597 lion's foot1611 salading-burnet1766 burnet blood-wort1776 dew-cup1799 sanguisorb1846 salad burnet1854 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 561 Its habit, indeed, is by no means that of Sanguisorbs. 2. quasi-etymologically: A ‘blood-sucker’. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > rapacity > rapacious person gorgec1450 sanguisugec1540 horse-leech1546 harpy1589 vulture1605 leech1785 sanguisorb1884 1884 G. Allen Philistia I. 73 A pluralist and a sanguisorb of the deepest dye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1846 |
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