window plantn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪndə(ʊ) plɑːnt/,

/ˈwɪndə(ʊ) plant/, U.S.

/ˈwɪndoʊ ˌplænt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., plant n.¹

Etymology: < window n. + plant n.¹ Compare earlier window flower n. at window n. Compounds 2.

1. A plant grown indoors on a windowsill or close to a window.

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the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [noun] > cultivated or planted > in particular place or receptacle

stove-plant1778

pot plant1824

window plant1831

border-flower1850

bedding-plant1856

bedder1862

bedding-out plant1865

pot-herb1882

1831 Hort. Reg. Nov. 196 Pelargoniums are such universal favorites as window plants.

1863 E. C. Gaskell Let. 5 Dec. (1966) 720 I have been waiting..for my cousin Mr Holland to bring me in his list of subscriptions to Mr Parkes' ‘booklet’ on window-plants.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 130/3 Plants of dwarf varieties..are slow growing and will remain a nice size to keep as window plants.

1976 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 15 Dec. 18/5 They can, at best, potter round their window plants.

2010 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 14 Aug. 17 The exhibits consisted mainly..of vegetables, window plants, and cut flowers.

2. A plant having holes or transparent patches in its leaves; spec. any of various succulent plants having transparent or translucent areas at the ends of their fleshy leaves, through which light is transmitted to the rest of the plant, which is often buried in sand or loose soil, including members of the family Aizoaceae (esp. the Namibian desert plant Fenestraria rhopalophylla) and of the genus Haworthia (family Asphodelaceae).In quot. 1838 (apparently an isolated use): a plant with perforated leaves, perhaps the Swiss cheese plant, Monstera deliciosa.

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the world > plants > appearance of plant > form of plant or that has parts of particular shape > [noun]

heart1597

window plant1838

growth-form1887

parasol1934

petaloid1945

multiflora1972

the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti

hedgehog thistle1597

Opuntia1601

mescal1709

Barbados gooseberry1756

night-flowering cereus1789

vygebosch1795

night-blooming cereus1799

rhipsalis1819

pigface1830

window plant1838

old man cactus1845

cholla1846

fish-hook cactus1846

spleenwort1846

epiphyllum1858

old man's head1858

rainbow cactus1860

green snake1864

torchwood1866

queen of the night1870

vingerpol1875

nipple cactus1876

niggerhead1877

rat's tail cactus1878

rat-tail cactus1878

Christmas cactus1880

barrel cactus1881

peyote1885

mistletoe cactus1889

schlumbergera1898

pincushion1940

opuntioid1944

1838 Essex Lit. Jrnl. 15 Nov. 67/2 There are plants..whose leaves are provided with holes, as the window plant.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1290/2 Some species..normally grow buried in the soil with only the upper surface of the leaves exposed; this upper surface is translucent..: such plants are known as ‘windowed plants’.]

1971 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. III. 652/2 The amazingly adapted ‘window-plant’,..almost entirely embedded in the ground, only the transparent apical part of the corpusculum being exposed to the air, allowing light to enter the body of the leaf.

2011 Portland Press Herald (Maine) (Nexis) 7 Aug. e8 These techniques are used by nature..to regulate temperature in the desert—by the window plant, which has leaves buried in the soil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	window plant
释义	window plantn. Brit. /ˈwɪndə(ʊ) plɑːnt/, /ˈwɪndə(ʊ) plant/, U.S. /ˈwɪndoʊ ˌplænt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., plant n.¹ Etymology: < window n. + plant n.¹ Compare earlier window flower n. at window n. Compounds 2. 1. A plant grown indoors on a windowsill or close to a window. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [noun] > cultivated or planted > in particular place or receptacle stove-plant1778 pot plant1824 window plant1831 border-flower1850 bedding-plant1856 bedder1862 bedding-out plant1865 pot-herb1882 1831 Hort. Reg. Nov. 196 Pelargoniums are such universal favorites as window plants. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Let. 5 Dec. (1966) 720 I have been waiting..for my cousin Mr Holland to bring me in his list of subscriptions to Mr Parkes' ‘booklet’ on window-plants. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 130/3 Plants of dwarf varieties..are slow growing and will remain a nice size to keep as window plants. 1976 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 15 Dec. 18/5 They can, at best, potter round their window plants. 2010 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 14 Aug. 17 The exhibits consisted mainly..of vegetables, window plants, and cut flowers. 2. A plant having holes or transparent patches in its leaves; spec. any of various succulent plants having transparent or translucent areas at the ends of their fleshy leaves, through which light is transmitted to the rest of the plant, which is often buried in sand or loose soil, including members of the family Aizoaceae (esp. the Namibian desert plant Fenestraria rhopalophylla) and of the genus Haworthia (family Asphodelaceae).In quot. 1838 (apparently an isolated use): a plant with perforated leaves, perhaps the Swiss cheese plant, Monstera deliciosa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > form of plant or that has parts of particular shape > [noun] heart1597 window plant1838 growth-form1887 parasol1934 petaloid1945 multiflora1972 the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1838 Essex Lit. Jrnl. 15 Nov. 67/2 There are plants..whose leaves are provided with holes, as the window plant. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1290/2 Some species..normally grow buried in the soil with only the upper surface of the leaves exposed; this upper surface is translucent..: such plants are known as ‘windowed plants’.] 1971 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. III. 652/2 The amazingly adapted ‘window-plant’,..almost entirely embedded in the ground, only the transparent apical part of the corpusculum being exposed to the air, allowing light to enter the body of the leaf. 2011 Portland Press Herald (Maine) (Nexis) 7 Aug. e8 These techniques are used by nature..to regulate temperature in the desert—by the window plant, which has leaves buried in the soil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1831
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