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单词 st johns-wort
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St John's-wortn.

Brit. /s(ə)nt ˈdʒɒnzwəːt/, U.S. /ˌseɪn(t) ˈdʒɑnzˌwərt/, /ˌseɪn(t) ˈdʒɑnzˌwɔrt/
Forms: see st. n. (and saint adj. and n.) and John n. and wort n.1; also late Middle English seint Joneswert, late Middle English seynt Ionys wort, late Middle English seynt Jon worte, 1500s saynt Iohaunis worte.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name St John , wort n.1
Etymology: < the genitive of the name of St John (see note at John n.) + wort n.1 Compare herb John n. and its model Anglo-Norman herbe Johan, herbe Seint Johan.The name probably arises ultimately from the fact that the plant flowers near to the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist on 24 June.
1. Any plant of the genus Hypericum (see hypericum n. 1); esp. H. perforatum (see perforate St John's-wort n. at perforate adj. Compounds), the flowers and foliage of which are used in herbal medicines, originally for a wide variety of purposes including the treatment of wounds and of pulmonary, urinary, and nervous diseases. Frequently with distinguishing word.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Guttiferae (St. John's wort and allies) > [noun]
velderudea1300
grace of God?c1400
floure jonett1423
St John's-wort?a1425
St. Peter's wort1526
hypericum1538
St John's grass1538
johnswort1710
scare-devil1751
orange grass1811
pineweed1814
nit-weed1818
guttifer1846
rose of Sharon1849
amber1861
goatweed1915
Klamath weed1922
?a1425 (a1400) Alphita (Sloane 284) (1887) 177 Scopa regia,..seint Joneswert.
c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 84v Ypericon, þat ys, seynt Ionys wort.
1526 Grete Herball ccxix. sig. N.iiv De Iperyco. Herbe Iohn[n], or saynt Iohaunis worte.
1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. E.iij A kynde of hyperici, called in englishe saint Iohns grass, or saynt Iohns wurt.
1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. ii. 4 Asswaging the heat with Oyle extracted from St. Iohns-woort.
1686 J. Ray Hist. Plantarum II. 1019 Small St. Johns-wort, with Money-wort leaves.
1785 T. Martyn in tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxv. 376 Upright Saint-John's wort is an elegant species, growing in woods and heaths.
1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 102 The large St. John's Wort..has a very showy flower, almost filled with a silky tasselled tuft of stamens with red anthers... Tutsan is a hardy shrubby St. John's Wort.
1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 627 Why does sky-blue prevail among the veronicas, while yellow predominates in the St. Johnsworts, and white in the umbellates?
1907 Jrnl. Folk-Song Soc. 3 16 Both St. John's-wort and vervain are famous throughout Europe as magical plants.
1988 Nature Conservancy May 27/1 Hot, dry, and rocky, the glade soil supports such plant species as a globally rare St. John's-wort (Hypericum dolabriforme ) and the crested coralroot orchid (Hexalectris spicata).
2010 Church Times 30 July 32/4 I think of the dragon-flies helicoptering over my ponds, the blazing St John's wort, the children bumping down the farm track on their bikes.
2. Any of numerous ready-made commercial preparations containing an extract of the flowers and leaves of perforate St John's-wort and formulated in tablet or capsule form, used as a natural remedy for mild anxiety and depression.
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1989 Vegetarian Times Dec. 60/1 (advt.) Prima Standardized St. John's Wort offers new, breakthrough results.
1998 R. A. Ricker Smart Guide Vitamins & Healing Suppl. v. 112 Some sources warn against taking tyrosine with the natural mood elevator St. John's Wort.
2008 Guardian 9 Oct. (G2 section) 3/4 Around two million Britons take St. John's Wort regularly.
2015 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 2 July 17 People need to start thinking of St John's wort, and other herbal medicines, as a drug and seek advice from a qualified healthcare practitioner to be sure they use it safely.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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