water dragonn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌdraɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌdræɡ(ə)n/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌdræɡ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., dragon n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + dragon n.¹With sense 2a compare Dutch waterdraak crocodile (second half of the 16th cent.; now regional and rare), German Wasserdrache crocodile (15th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation in a glossary), mythical water monster (first half of the 16th cent.).

1. Either of two aquatic plants with a spikelike inflorescence: (in early use) wild calla or bog arum, Calla palustris (family Araceae) (now rare); (now, chiefly North American) lizard's tail, Saururus cernuus (family Saururaceae).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants

sea-purslane1548

frog-bit1578

heartwort1578

milkwort1578

water dragon1578

water-liverwort1578

water milfoil1578

water radish1578

arrowhead1597

saltwort1597

water archer1597

calla1601

water-rocket1605

sea rocket1611

water archer1617

water chickweed1633

water purslane1633

arsesmart1640

water hyssop1653

water thyme1655

water serpent1659

Myriophyllum1754

least water plantain1756

mud-weed1756

Thalia1756

water-leaf1756

marsh liverwort1760

bastard plantain1762

wool-weed1765

Ruppia1770

goat's foot1773

pipewort1776

blinking chickweed1777

mudwort1789

arrowleaf1805

water-target1814

water willow1814

felwort1816

water shield1817

mermaid weed1822

mud plantain1822

hydrilla1824

blinks1835

crystalwort1846

naiad1846

waterwort1846

arrow weed1848

willow-thorn1857

lattice leaf1866

marsh flower1866

bonnet1869

lattice plant1877

sea-ash1884

alligator weed1887

water parsley1891

water hyacinth1897

lirio1926

neverwet1927

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. vi. 322 Dracunculus palustris,..in Englishe, water Dragon or Marshe Dragon.

1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick sig. Eee8^v/2 Euery stalke bringeth a bunch of berries like Cukopi[n]t: it is called Dracunculus palustris..and Arum palustre. We call them water Dragons.

1765 J. Bartram Diary 21 Nov. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1942) 33 35/2 There is many coves & very rich low swamps..produceing our..pancratium & water dragon.

1813 T. Thomson Trav. Sweden xix. 344 There is another kind of bread sometimes used in Lapland, made of the calla palustris, or water-dragon.

2006 A. Bridgewater & G. Bridgewater Water Garden Specialist 53/3 Saururus cernuus (Swamp Lily, Water Dragon)..thrives in the deepest shallows.

a. A mythical water monster.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > dragon

drakea1000

firedrakeOE

wormOE

adderOE

dragona1225

fire dragonc1475

fiendc1540

fenne1567

pen-dragon1601

water dragon1689

1689 R. Hogarth Gazophylacium Anglicanum Drake, Sea-Drake, from Draco, a Dragon; q.d. Water-Dragon.

1761 tr. P. de Charlevoix Jrnl. Voy. N.-Amer. I. vii. 199 Thus the antients had their Phenix and Pegasus, and the Chinese and Japanese their Kirim, their Foké, their Water-dragon, and their Bird of Paradise.

1849 Graham's Mag. Jan. 44/1 He had tales of the Fire-Demon, and the Water-Dragon, of the Mocking-Imp, [etc.].

1922 J. Hastings Encycl. Relig. & Ethics XII. 709/2 He is represented in company with a water-dragon, and standing above the watery deep.

2002 Focus May 68/4 In one cave, Tham Nak, the so-called cave of the Naga or water dragon, only shapeless red markings now remain.

b. Any of several Australasian and Asian lizards occurring in the vicinity of water; esp. the semiaquatic Physignathus lesueurii (family Agamidae) of eastern Australia.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Agamidae (dragon lizards) > member of

bloodsucker1797

agamian1831

Jew lizard1833

agamoid1865

agamid1878

water dragon1908

1908 Proc. Royal Soc. Queensland 21 80 The specimens were collected by Dr. Bancroft from the water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii, on the Burnett River, near Eidsvold.

1944 J. Devanny By Tropic Sea & Jungle 59 It was other-world..to see a five-foot water-dragon slide from the rocks.

2003 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 Jan. 87/4 The eastern water dragon lizards are now almost in plague proportions throughout the gardens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water dragon
释义	water dragonn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌdraɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌdræɡ(ə)n/, /ˈwɑdər ˌdræɡ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., dragon n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + dragon n.¹With sense 2a compare Dutch waterdraak crocodile (second half of the 16th cent.; now regional and rare), German Wasserdrache crocodile (15th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation in a glossary), mythical water monster (first half of the 16th cent.). 1. Either of two aquatic plants with a spikelike inflorescence: (in early use) wild calla or bog arum, Calla palustris (family Araceae) (now rare); (now, chiefly North American) lizard's tail, Saururus cernuus (family Saururaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants sea-purslane1548 frog-bit1578 heartwort1578 milkwort1578 water dragon1578 water-liverwort1578 water milfoil1578 water milfoil1578 water radish1578 arrowhead1597 saltwort1597 water archer1597 calla1601 water-rocket1605 sea rocket1611 water archer1617 water chickweed1633 water purslane1633 arsesmart1640 water hyssop1653 water thyme1655 water serpent1659 Myriophyllum1754 least water plantain1756 mud-weed1756 Thalia1756 water-leaf1756 marsh liverwort1760 bastard plantain1762 wool-weed1765 Ruppia1770 goat's foot1773 pipewort1776 blinking chickweed1777 mudwort1789 arrowleaf1805 water-target1814 water willow1814 felwort1816 water shield1817 mermaid weed1822 mud plantain1822 hydrilla1824 blinks1835 crystalwort1846 naiad1846 waterwort1846 arrow weed1848 willow-thorn1857 lattice leaf1866 marsh flower1866 bonnet1869 lattice plant1877 sea-ash1884 alligator weed1887 water parsley1891 water hyacinth1897 lirio1926 neverwet1927 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. vi. 322 Dracunculus palustris,..in Englishe, water Dragon or Marshe Dragon. 1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick sig. Eee8^v/2 Euery stalke bringeth a bunch of berries like Cukopi[n]t: it is called Dracunculus palustris..and Arum palustre. We call them water Dragons. 1765 J. Bartram Diary 21 Nov. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1942) 33 35/2 There is many coves & very rich low swamps..produceing our..pancratium & water dragon. 1813 T. Thomson Trav. Sweden xix. 344 There is another kind of bread sometimes used in Lapland, made of the calla palustris, or water-dragon. 2006 A. Bridgewater & G. Bridgewater Water Garden Specialist 53/3 Saururus cernuus (Swamp Lily, Water Dragon)..thrives in the deepest shallows. 2. a. A mythical water monster. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > dragon drakea1000 firedrakeOE wormOE adderOE dragona1225 fire dragonc1475 fiendc1540 fenne1567 pen-dragon1601 water dragon1689 1689 R. Hogarth Gazophylacium Anglicanum Drake, Sea-Drake, from Draco, a Dragon; q.d. Water-Dragon. 1761 tr. P. de Charlevoix Jrnl. Voy. N.-Amer. I. vii. 199 Thus the antients had their Phenix and Pegasus, and the Chinese and Japanese their Kirim, their Foké, their Water-dragon, and their Bird of Paradise. 1849 Graham's Mag. Jan. 44/1 He had tales of the Fire-Demon, and the Water-Dragon, of the Mocking-Imp, [etc.]. 1922 J. Hastings Encycl. Relig. & Ethics XII. 709/2 He is represented in company with a water-dragon, and standing above the watery deep. 2002 Focus May 68/4 In one cave, Tham Nak, the so-called cave of the Naga or water dragon, only shapeless red markings now remain. b. Any of several Australasian and Asian lizards occurring in the vicinity of water; esp. the semiaquatic Physignathus lesueurii (family Agamidae) of eastern Australia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Agamidae (dragon lizards) > member of bloodsucker1797 agamian1831 Jew lizard1833 agamoid1865 agamid1878 water dragon1908 1908 Proc. Royal Soc. Queensland 21 80 The specimens were collected by Dr. Bancroft from the water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii, on the Burnett River, near Eidsvold. 1944 J. Devanny By Tropic Sea & Jungle 59 It was other-world..to see a five-foot water-dragon slide from the rocks. 2003 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 Jan. 87/4 The eastern water dragon lizards are now almost in plague proportions throughout the gardens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1578
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