seed crownn.

Brit.

/ˈsiːd kraʊn/, U.S.

/ˈsid ˌkraʊn/

Forms: see seed n. and crown n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seed n., crown n.

Etymology: < seed n. + crown n. In sense 2 perhaps after German Samenkrone (1770 or earlier).

†1. A lesser crown, from which a greater will follow. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

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1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois i. 4 What will he send? some Crounes? It is to sow them Vpon my spirit, and make them spring a Croune Worth Millions of the seede Crounes he will send.

2. Botany. Originally: the pappus on a fruit or flower (now rare). In later use also: the crown or uppermost part of a root, bulb, tuber, etc.

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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > petal > petals or corolla > corona

crown1597

glory1785

seed crown1802

scypha1832

scyphus1832

pyxis1847

1802 A. F. M. Willich Domest. Encycl. IV. 206/2 The seed-crowns of the thistle afford both a valuable material for manufacturing Paper, and a kind of strong cloth.

1807 J. E. Smith Introd. Physiol. & Systematical Bot. 457 In every case the partial calyx is distinguished from the chaffy seed-crown observable in several genera of the other Orders,..either by being inferior, or by the presence of a seed-crown, or feathery down, besides.

1852 Catal. Seeds in Descr. Catal. Agric. & Hort. Tools & Implements (Parker & White) 87 After separating the seed-crown, called the bristles or chokes, the flower-heads are boiled or pickled.

1903 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 20 Mar. 419/1 Samples of seed-crowns I exhibited in Barberton in 1894 measured 21 inches across.

1943 Sci. News Let. 27 Mar. 194/1 Burning off grazing land in the early spring causes fire injury to grass roots and seed crowns.

1959 N. W. Gilbert & D. S. Black Canaigre (U.S. Dept. Agric. Production Res. Rep. No. 28) 14 Seed crowns usually remain alive in the soil throughout the year and are harvested with the roots.

2000 A. M. Young Small Creatures & Ordinary Places 154 They refuse to bow or snap, in spite of the heavy caps of wet snow covering their seed crowns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seed crown
释义	seed crownn. Brit. /ˈsiːd kraʊn/, U.S. /ˈsid ˌkraʊn/ Forms: see seed n. and crown n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seed n., crown n. Etymology: < seed n. + crown n. In sense 2 perhaps after German Samenkrone (1770 or earlier). †1. A lesser crown, from which a greater will follow. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois i. 4 What will he send? some Crounes? It is to sow them Vpon my spirit, and make them spring a Croune Worth Millions of the seede Crounes he will send. 2. Botany. Originally: the pappus on a fruit or flower (now rare). In later use also: the crown or uppermost part of a root, bulb, tuber, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > petal > petals or corolla > corona crown1597 glory1785 seed crown1802 scypha1832 scyphus1832 pyxis1847 1802 A. F. M. Willich Domest. Encycl. IV. 206/2 The seed-crowns of the thistle afford both a valuable material for manufacturing Paper, and a kind of strong cloth. 1807 J. E. Smith Introd. Physiol. & Systematical Bot. 457 In every case the partial calyx is distinguished from the chaffy seed-crown observable in several genera of the other Orders,..either by being inferior, or by the presence of a seed-crown, or feathery down, besides. 1852 Catal. Seeds in Descr. Catal. Agric. & Hort. Tools & Implements (Parker & White) 87 After separating the seed-crown, called the bristles or chokes, the flower-heads are boiled or pickled. 1903 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 20 Mar. 419/1 Samples of seed-crowns I exhibited in Barberton in 1894 measured 21 inches across. 1943 Sci. News Let. 27 Mar. 194/1 Burning off grazing land in the early spring causes fire injury to grass roots and seed crowns. 1959 N. W. Gilbert & D. S. Black Canaigre (U.S. Dept. Agric. Production Res. Rep. No. 28) 14 Seed crowns usually remain alive in the soil throughout the year and are harvested with the roots. 2000 A. M. Young Small Creatures & Ordinary Places 154 They refuse to bow or snap, in spite of the heavy caps of wet snow covering their seed crowns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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