walking leafn.

Brit.

/ˌwɔːkɪŋ ˈliːf/,

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˌliːf/, U.S.

/ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈlif/,

/ˈwɔkɪŋ ˌlif/,

/ˌwɑkɪŋ ˈlif/,

/ˈwɑkɪŋ ˌlif/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: walking adj., leaf n.¹

Etymology: < walking adj. + leaf n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin folia ambulans (1623 or earlier).

1. Any of various insects belonging to the phasmid genus Phyllium or related genera, the female of which has a flattened body and limbs with irregular outlines and markings, closely resembling a leaf. Also walking leaf insect.Early naturalists mistakenly supposed such insects to develop from the leaves of certain exotic trees: cf. quot. 1659.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > unidentified or variously identified plants > [noun]

smearwortc725

evenlesteneOE

hovec1000

hindheala1300

vareworta1300

falcc1310

holwort1350

spigurnela1400

rush?a1425

buck's tonguec1450

lich-walec1450

lich-wortc1450

vine-bind1483

finter-fanter?a1500

heartwood1525

wake-wort1530

Our Lady's gloves1538

bacchar1551

hog's snout1559

centron1570

lady's glove1575

sharewort1578

kite's-foot1580

Magdalene1589

astrophel1591

eileber1597

exan1597

blue butterflower1599

bybbey1600

oenothera1601

rhodora1601

shamefaced1605

mouse-foot1607

Byzantine1621

popinjay1629

priest's bonnet1685

Indian weed1687

foal-bit1706

shepherd's bodkin1706

bottle-head1714

walking leaf1718

French apple1736

bugleweed1771

night-weed1810

beggar-weed1878

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Phasmida > member of

walking leaf1718

wandering1798

straw1827

1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια 525 Walking leaves, Arbor foliis ambulantibus, it seemeth to creep on the ground, and being touched it will presently move it selfe.]

1718 R. Bradley New Improvem. Planting & Gardening: Pt. 3 77 There remains yet one thing relating to Insects, and their Manner of Infecting of Plants, which is so curious, and I believe so little known, that I cannot well avoid mentioning it; and that is concerning the Folium-Ambulans, or Walking-Leaf.

1826 G. Samouelle Gen. Direct. collecting Exotic Insects & Crustacea 32 This order [sc. Orthoptera] contains the Grasshopper, Locust, Mantis, Walking-leaf, and the Cricket.

1870 A. R. Wallace Contrib. Theory Nat. Select. (1871) iii. 64 In the wonderful genus, Phyllium, the ‘walking leaf’,..not only are the wings perfect imitations of leaves in every detail, but the thorax and legs are flat, dilated, and leaf-like.

1959 A. J. Pomerans tr. A. Portmann Animal Camouflage ii. iv. 44 The walking leaf differs from our other examples in that only the female, which is unable to fly, resembles a leaf.

2002 Sci. Amer. Nov. 44/2 He has reared more than 130 species of walkingstick and walkingleaf insects.

2. North American. An evergreen fern, Asplenium rhizophyllum; = walking fern n. 2. Also walking leaf fern.

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the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > other ferns

mountain parsley1578

female fern1597

rock parsley1597

spleenwort1597

marsh fern1686

prickly fern1764

parsley fern1777

sensitive fern1780

lady fern1783

stone-brake1796

mountain fern1800

rock brake1802

walking leaf1811

todea1813

shield-fern1814

Woodsia1815

mangemange1817

cinnamon fern1818

climbing fern1818

bladder-fern1828

king fern1829

filmy fern1830

ostrich fern1833

New York fern1843

mokimoki1844

rhizocarp1852

film-fern1855

nardoo1860

gymnogram1861

holly-fern1861

limestone-polypody1861

elk-horn1865

Gleichenia1865

lizard's herb1866

cliff brake1867

kidney fern1867

Christmas fern1873

Prince of Wales feathers1873

Christmas shield fern1878

buckler-fern1882

crape-fern1882

stag-horn1882

ladder fern1884

oleander fern1884

stag fern1884

resam1889

lip-fern1890

coral-fern1898

bamboo fern1930

pteroid1949

fern-gale-

1811 D. Hosack Hortus Elginensis (ed. 2) 8 (table) Asplenium..rhizophyllum..walking leaf.

1854 Mag. Hort. 20 304 In the western part of the state is a remarkable fern called the walking leaf. It derives its name from a singular habit of striking root at the extremities of the fronds.

1936 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 26 138 Asplenium ebenoides, a hybrid between the Ebony Spleenwort and the Walking Leaf fern, is one of the rarest ferns of the Manual range.

1975 Danville (Virginia) Reg. 20 Mar. c 3/5 Hathaway showed the many types of ferns such as the walking leaf fern.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walking leaf
释义	walking leafn. Brit. /ˌwɔːkɪŋ ˈliːf/, /ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˌliːf/, U.S. /ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈlif/, /ˈwɔkɪŋ ˌlif/, /ˌwɑkɪŋ ˈlif/, /ˈwɑkɪŋ ˌlif/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: walking adj., leaf n.¹ Etymology: < walking adj. + leaf n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin folia ambulans (1623 or earlier). 1. Any of various insects belonging to the phasmid genus Phyllium or related genera, the female of which has a flattened body and limbs with irregular outlines and markings, closely resembling a leaf. Also walking leaf insect.Early naturalists mistakenly supposed such insects to develop from the leaves of certain exotic trees: cf. quot. 1659. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > unidentified or variously identified plants > [noun] smearwortc725 evenlesteneOE hovec1000 hindheala1300 vareworta1300 falcc1310 holwort1350 spigurnela1400 rush?a1425 buck's tonguec1450 lich-walec1450 lich-wortc1450 vine-bind1483 finter-fanter?a1500 heartwood1525 wake-wort1530 Our Lady's gloves1538 bacchar1551 hog's snout1559 centron1570 lady's glove1575 sharewort1578 kite's-foot1580 Magdalene1589 astrophel1591 eileber1597 exan1597 blue butterflower1599 bybbey1600 oenothera1601 rhodora1601 shamefaced1605 mouse-foot1607 Byzantine1621 popinjay1629 priest's bonnet1685 Indian weed1687 foal-bit1706 shepherd's bodkin1706 bottle-head1714 walking leaf1718 French apple1736 bugleweed1771 night-weed1810 beggar-weed1878 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Phasmida > member of walking leaf1718 wandering1798 straw1827 1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια 525 Walking leaves, Arbor foliis ambulantibus, it seemeth to creep on the ground, and being touched it will presently move it selfe.] 1718 R. Bradley New Improvem. Planting & Gardening: Pt. 3 77 There remains yet one thing relating to Insects, and their Manner of Infecting of Plants, which is so curious, and I believe so little known, that I cannot well avoid mentioning it; and that is concerning the Folium-Ambulans, or Walking-Leaf. 1826 G. Samouelle Gen. Direct. collecting Exotic Insects & Crustacea 32 This order [sc. Orthoptera] contains the Grasshopper, Locust, Mantis, Walking-leaf, and the Cricket. 1870 A. R. Wallace Contrib. Theory Nat. Select. (1871) iii. 64 In the wonderful genus, Phyllium, the ‘walking leaf’,..not only are the wings perfect imitations of leaves in every detail, but the thorax and legs are flat, dilated, and leaf-like. 1959 A. J. Pomerans tr. A. Portmann Animal Camouflage ii. iv. 44 The walking leaf differs from our other examples in that only the female, which is unable to fly, resembles a leaf. 2002 Sci. Amer. Nov. 44/2 He has reared more than 130 species of walkingstick and walkingleaf insects. 2. North American. An evergreen fern, Asplenium rhizophyllum; = walking fern n. 2. Also walking leaf fern. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > other ferns mountain parsley1578 female fern1597 rock parsley1597 spleenwort1597 marsh fern1686 prickly fern1764 parsley fern1777 sensitive fern1780 lady fern1783 stone-brake1796 mountain fern1800 rock brake1802 walking leaf1811 todea1813 shield-fern1814 Woodsia1815 mangemange1817 cinnamon fern1818 climbing fern1818 bladder-fern1828 king fern1829 filmy fern1830 ostrich fern1833 New York fern1843 mokimoki1844 rhizocarp1852 film-fern1855 nardoo1860 gymnogram1861 holly-fern1861 limestone-polypody1861 elk-horn1865 Gleichenia1865 lizard's herb1866 cliff brake1867 kidney fern1867 Christmas fern1873 Prince of Wales feathers1873 Christmas shield fern1878 buckler-fern1882 crape-fern1882 stag-horn1882 ladder fern1884 oleander fern1884 stag fern1884 resam1889 lip-fern1890 coral-fern1898 bamboo fern1930 pteroid1949 fern-gale- 1811 D. Hosack Hortus Elginensis (ed. 2) 8 (table) Asplenium..rhizophyllum..walking leaf. 1854 Mag. Hort. 20 304 In the western part of the state is a remarkable fern called the walking leaf. It derives its name from a singular habit of striking root at the extremities of the fronds. 1936 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 26 138 Asplenium ebenoides, a hybrid between the Ebony Spleenwort and the Walking Leaf fern, is one of the rarest ferns of the Manual range. 1975 Danville (Virginia) Reg. 20 Mar. c 3/5 Hathaway showed the many types of ferns such as the walking leaf fern. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1718
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