bull-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

Etymology: probably in most cases = bull n.¹; but bull-weed has the alternative form boll-weed , see boll n.¹, which may be the etymon in some of the words. (The suggestion that bull- in some plant names may be a corruption of pool, is quite baseless.)

A prefix occurring in certain names of plants.

bull-brier n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlˌbrʌɪə/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌbraɪər/

U.S. see quot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > brier or wild rose-bush > [noun]

brierc1000

eglaterea1400

eglantinec1400

hound's thornc1420

dogberry1527

dog-briar1530

sweet-briar1538

brier-bush1562

dog bramble1567

canker1582

dog rose1597

canker rose1606

dog-thorn1694

cynorrhodon1706

bramble-rose1713

Scotch rose1731

white dog rose1770

brier-rose1810

bull-brier1860

missionary1881

burnet-rose1884

1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Bull Briar, a large briar..the root of which contains a farinaceous substance from which the Indians make bread.

bull-nettle n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlˌnɛtl/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌnɛd(ə)l/

U.S. a pernicious weed ( Solanum carolinense) of the nightshade family.

ΚΠ

1876 Congress. Rec. May 3166/2 [He] beat down the wild-brier and bull-nettle,..felled the forest, and hewed out his humble home.

bull-nut n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlnʌt/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌnət/

U.S. (see quot.)

ΚΠ

1871 S. de Vere Americanisms (1872) 416 A larger kind of hickory-nut is known as Bullnut.

bull-oak n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊləʊk/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌoʊk/

(see quot.).

1830 J. G. Strutt Sylva Brit. (rev. ed.) 22 Bull-Oaks..are thus denominated from the..circumstance of bulls taking shelter within them; which they effect..by retreating backwards into the cavity.

bull-plum n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlplʌm/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌpləm/

a sloe ( Prunus spinosa), cf. however bullace n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > plum > sloe

sloec725

blackberry1567

cat-sloe1578

snag1578

hedge-peak1630

bull-plum1770

hedge-speak1847

winterpick1859

egg-peg1878

1770 S. Foote Lame Lover iii. 61 A plum-tree indeed, but not..a damsin plum; our proofs say loudly a bull plum.

bull-sedge n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlsɛdʒ/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌsɛdʒ/

(see quot.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > bulrush or club-rush

bulrushc1440

holrushc1440

glagol1480

cat's tail1548

reedmace1548

Typha1548

sun's brow1567

marsh beetle1578

marsh pestle1578

mat-rush1578

pole rush1578

water torch1578

water cat's-tail1597

ditch-down1611

doda1661

club-rush1677

deer-hair1777

club-grass1787

draw-ling1795

raupo1823

tule1837

boulder1847

blackheads1850

cat-o'-nine-tails1858

flax-tail1861

bull-sedge1879

mace reed1901

totora1936

1879 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants (ed. 3) Bull-segg or sedge, the reed-mace.

bull-thistle n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlˌθɪsl/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌθɪsəl/

U.S. (see quots.)

ΚΠ

1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 282 Circium Lanceolatum, Bull Thistle, is a biennial of pastures and road sides everywhere.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Bull Thistle, Carduus lanceolatus.

bull-weed n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlwiːd/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌwid/

the knapweed ( Centaurea nigra); = boll-weed n. at boll n.¹ Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > knapweed

ironhardOE

matfellon?a1300

hardhawa1400

bull-weeda1450

club-weeda1500

knapweed1530

crop-weed1597

hardhead1610

horse-knop1691

horse-knob1724

buttonweed1760

knobweed1785

ironweed1808

knotweed1827

ironhead1863

a1450 Alphita. (Anecd Oxon) 83 Iacea nigra..Bulwed uel hardaw.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 704 Harts ease is named..in English Knapweede, Bull weede.

1888 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Broomsedge Cove iii. 35 A tall bull weed, that swung, purple and burly, among the rocks was dry.

bull-wort n.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlwəːt/

U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌwərt/

/ˈbʊlˌwɔrt/

Ammi majus, also called Bishop-weed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > bishop-weed

wood-whistlea1400

ammi1551

toothpick chervil1578

ammeos1585

herb William1597

bull-wort1598

toothpick1598

bishop-weed1614

picktooth1706

toothpick bishop-weed1866

bishop's elder-

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Herbe William, bulwoort or bishops weede.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bull-
释义	bull-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. Etymology: probably in most cases = bull n.¹; but bull-weed has the alternative form boll-weed , see boll n.¹, which may be the etymon in some of the words. (The suggestion that bull- in some plant names may be a corruption of pool, is quite baseless.) A prefix occurring in certain names of plants. bull-brier n. Brit. /ˈbʊlˌbrʌɪə/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌbraɪər/ U.S. see quot. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > brier or wild rose-bush > [noun] brierc1000 eglaterea1400 eglantinec1400 hound's thornc1420 dogberry1527 dog-briar1530 sweet-briar1538 brier-bush1562 dog bramble1567 canker1582 dog rose1597 canker rose1606 dog-thorn1694 cynorrhodon1706 bramble-rose1713 Scotch rose1731 white dog rose1770 brier-rose1810 bull-brier1860 missionary1881 burnet-rose1884 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Bull Briar, a large briar..the root of which contains a farinaceous substance from which the Indians make bread. bull-nettle n. Brit. /ˈbʊlˌnɛtl/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌnɛd(ə)l/ U.S. a pernicious weed ( Solanum carolinense) of the nightshade family. ΚΠ 1876 Congress. Rec. May 3166/2 [He] beat down the wild-brier and bull-nettle,..felled the forest, and hewed out his humble home. bull-nut n. Brit. /ˈbʊlnʌt/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌnət/ U.S. (see quot.) ΚΠ 1871 S. de Vere Americanisms (1872) 416 A larger kind of hickory-nut is known as Bullnut. bull-oak n. Brit. /ˈbʊləʊk/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌoʊk/ (see quot.). Π 1830 J. G. Strutt Sylva Brit. (rev. ed.) 22 Bull-Oaks..are thus denominated from the..circumstance of bulls taking shelter within them; which they effect..by retreating backwards into the cavity. bull-plum n. Brit. /ˈbʊlplʌm/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌpləm/ a sloe ( Prunus spinosa), cf. however bullace n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > plum > sloe sloec725 blackberry1567 cat-sloe1578 snag1578 hedge-peak1630 bull-plum1770 hedge-speak1847 winterpick1859 egg-peg1878 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover iii. 61 A plum-tree indeed, but not..a damsin plum; our proofs say loudly a bull plum. bull-sedge n. Brit. /ˈbʊlsɛdʒ/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌsɛdʒ/ (see quot.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > bulrush or club-rush bulrushc1440 holrushc1440 glagol1480 cat's tail1548 reedmace1548 Typha1548 sun's brow1567 marsh beetle1578 marsh pestle1578 mat-rush1578 pole rush1578 water torch1578 water cat's-tail1597 ditch-down1611 doda1661 club-rush1677 deer-hair1777 club-grass1787 draw-ling1795 raupo1823 tule1837 boulder1847 blackheads1850 cat-o'-nine-tails1858 flax-tail1861 bull-sedge1879 mace reed1901 totora1936 1879 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants (ed. 3) Bull-segg or sedge, the reed-mace. bull-thistle n. Brit. /ˈbʊlˌθɪsl/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌθɪsəl/ U.S. (see quots.) ΚΠ 1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 282 Circium Lanceolatum, Bull Thistle, is a biennial of pastures and road sides everywhere. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Bull Thistle, Carduus lanceolatus. bull-weed n. Brit. /ˈbʊlwiːd/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌwid/ the knapweed ( Centaurea nigra); = boll-weed n. at boll n.¹ Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > knapweed ironhardOE matfellon?a1300 hardhawa1400 bull-weeda1450 club-weeda1500 knapweed1530 crop-weed1597 hardhead1610 horse-knop1691 horse-knob1724 buttonweed1760 knobweed1785 ironweed1808 knotweed1827 ironhead1863 a1450 Alphita. (Anecd Oxon) 83 Iacea nigra..Bulwed uel hardaw. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 704 Harts ease is named..in English Knapweede, Bull weede. 1888 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Broomsedge Cove iii. 35 A tall bull weed, that swung, purple and burly, among the rocks was dry. bull-wort n. Brit. /ˈbʊlwəːt/ , U.S. /ˈbʊlˌwərt/ , /ˈbʊlˌwɔrt/ Ammi majus, also called Bishop-weed. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > bishop-weed wood-whistlea1400 ammi1551 toothpick chervil1578 ammeos1585 herb William1597 bull-wort1598 toothpick1598 bishop-weed1614 picktooth1706 toothpick bishop-weed1866 bishop's elder- 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Herbe William, bulwoort or bishops weede. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. forma1450
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