butcher's broomn.

Brit.

/ˌbʊtʃəz ˈbruːm/,

/ˌbʊtʃəz ˈbrʊm/, U.S.

/ˈbʊtʃərz ˌbrum/,

/ˈbʊtʃərz ˌbrʊm/

Forms: see butcher n. and broom n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butcher n., broom n.

Etymology: < the genitive of butcher n. + broom n. Apparently so called on account of the appearance and texture of the stiff, spiny tips of its leaves (although compare also quot. 1847 at sense 1).

1. Any of the low evergreen shrubs constituting the chiefly Mediterranean genus Ruscus (family Liliaceae), having stiff flattened shoots (cladodes or phylloclades) that function as leaves; esp. R. aculeatus, the only species found in Britain, which has spiny tips.

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1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Rvscvs Humile officinæ uocant bruscum, angli Butchers broome, & Petygrew.

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 60 The wild myrte tre..is called in Englishe bochers brome.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 284 As for the herb Idæa, the leaues therof resemble those of ground-Myrtle or Butchers broom.

1696 J. Pechey tr. T. Sydenham Whole Wks. i. 57 Take..of the Roots of Asperagus, Butchers-broom, Parsley, and Polipody of the Oak, each one ounce.

1739 tr. T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Domestica 100 In case the Roots of Fennel and Parsley can be got, it is needless to seek for those of Butcher's-broom, Asparagus and Smallage.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 68 [Ruscus aculeatus] Knee Holly. Butchers Broom. Prickly Pettigree.

1847 Rural Cycl. I. 550 The whole plant is gathered by butchers, and made into besoms for sweeping their blocks and shops; and hence it obtained the name of butcher's broom.

1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 133 Botanically speaking, the Butcher's Broom is only a half-shrubby plant.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1165 The family (Liliaceae) includes bulbous plants, plants with underground stems or rhizomes like Solomon's seal, scramblers like asparagus, shrubs like butcher's-broom, and even small trees of peculiar appearance.

2017 Bognor Regis Observer (Nexis) 21 Apr. I turned left along a rue, which showed its many centuries too with the presence of Butcher's broom growing there.

2. A preparation or extract of such a plant, esp. Ruscus aculeatus, used as a herbal medicine.In quot. 1864 apparently confused with dyer's broom, Genista tinctoria.

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1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xiii. 674 In Shoppes it is called Ruscus; in English Kneeholme, Kneehul, Butchers Broome and Petigree.

1649 N. Culpeper Physicall Directory 17 Of Knee-holly, or Butchers-broom or Bruscus, they are meanly hot and dry.

1657 B. W. tr. B. Bauderon Expert Phisician vii. 48 We must use the temperate Rootes, such as are the sharp Dock, Grasse roots, Butchers Broom, and Asparagus, which open obstructions without any manifest heat, and doe not increase the feaverish distemper.

1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 131 Butchers broom..is of an austere and bitterish Taste.

1864 J. Miller Syst. Surg. xx. 495 Large doses of butchers' broom (genista tinctoria) being at the same time given internally.

1895 Dublin Jrnl. Med. Sci. 100 215 Butcher's Broom..is far superior as a diuretic in all forms of dropsy to the common broom (Cytisus scoparius).

1993 Social Sci. & Med. 36 335/2 Eight capsules per day of butcher's broom root are recommended for varicose veins.

2015 Sc. Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 18 Oct. 77 New research shows that butcher's broom may help reduce the severity of varicose veins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	butchers broom
释义	butcher's broomn. Brit. /ˌbʊtʃəz ˈbruːm/, /ˌbʊtʃəz ˈbrʊm/, U.S. /ˈbʊtʃərz ˌbrum/, /ˈbʊtʃərz ˌbrʊm/ Forms: see butcher n. and broom n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butcher n., broom n. Etymology: < the genitive of butcher n. + broom n. Apparently so called on account of the appearance and texture of the stiff, spiny tips of its leaves (although compare also quot. 1847 at sense 1). 1. Any of the low evergreen shrubs constituting the chiefly Mediterranean genus Ruscus (family Liliaceae), having stiff flattened shoots (cladodes or phylloclades) that function as leaves; esp. R. aculeatus, the only species found in Britain, which has spiny tips. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > butcher's broom > [noun] knee-hollyc1000 butcher's broom1538 petigrew1538 horse-tongue1562 knee-holm1562 knee-hull1562 ruscus1562 double-tongue1578 prickly box1578 tongue-blade1578 ground-myrtle1601 uvularia1706 Alexandrian laurel1760 punnai1794 shepherd's myrtlec1840 Jew's myrtle1856 knee-hul- knee-hulver- 1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Rvscvs Humile officinæ uocant bruscum, angli Butchers broome, & Petygrew. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 60 The wild myrte tre..is called in Englishe bochers brome. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 284 As for the herb Idæa, the leaues therof resemble those of ground-Myrtle or Butchers broom. 1696 J. Pechey tr. T. Sydenham Whole Wks. i. 57 Take..of the Roots of Asperagus, Butchers-broom, Parsley, and Polipody of the Oak, each one ounce. 1739 tr. T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Domestica 100 In case the Roots of Fennel and Parsley can be got, it is needless to seek for those of Butcher's-broom, Asparagus and Smallage. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 68 [Ruscus aculeatus] Knee Holly. Butchers Broom. Prickly Pettigree. 1847 Rural Cycl. I. 550 The whole plant is gathered by butchers, and made into besoms for sweeping their blocks and shops; and hence it obtained the name of butcher's broom. 1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 133 Botanically speaking, the Butcher's Broom is only a half-shrubby plant. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1165 The family (Liliaceae) includes bulbous plants, plants with underground stems or rhizomes like Solomon's seal, scramblers like asparagus, shrubs like butcher's-broom, and even small trees of peculiar appearance. 2017 Bognor Regis Observer (Nexis) 21 Apr. I turned left along a rue, which showed its many centuries too with the presence of Butcher's broom growing there. 2. A preparation or extract of such a plant, esp. Ruscus aculeatus, used as a herbal medicine.In quot. 1864 apparently confused with dyer's broom, Genista tinctoria. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > general plant-derived medicines savineOE liquoricec1275 verjuice1302 sandragon1334 sugar roset1363 acaciaa1398 agnus castusa1398 sebestenc1400 socotrine aloesa1425 tapsimelc1425 valencec1425 aconitum?a1450 hypericum1471 cassia1543 guaiacum1553 guaiac1558 butcher's broom1578 solanum1578 liquorice-stick1580 symphonia1597 tabasheer1598 diascord1605 orange-bead1626 oxymel of squills1654 Japonic earth1673 terebinthina1693 terebinthinate1696 pareira brava1698 rhabarbarate1716 Japan earth1718 buglossate1725 squill1725 phytolacca1730 nettle juice1747 xanthoxyloïn1767 mustard whey1769 Jesuits' drops1783 digitalis1785 arnica1788 mel-rose1790 gallic acid1791 valerian1794 sacred elixir1797 drosera1801 Spanish juice1803 mudar1819 sabadilla1821 parillin1825 mudarin1829 salicin1830 sang1843 peppermint camphor1854 pareira1855 savanilla1856 euonymin1862 menthol1862 phytolaccin1864 alstonia1868 agoniadin1870 guimauve1870 gelsemium1875 iridin1879 hazeline1880 tub-camphor1880 echinacea1887 jacaranda1887 hamamelin1890 quillain1890 vieirin1893 thiolin1894 mentha camphor1902 hamamelis1910 phytohaemagglutinin1949 adaptogen1966 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xiii. 674 In Shoppes it is called Ruscus; in English Kneeholme, Kneehul, Butchers Broome and Petigree. 1649 N. Culpeper Physicall Directory 17 Of Knee-holly, or Butchers-broom or Bruscus, they are meanly hot and dry. 1657 B. W. tr. B. Bauderon Expert Phisician vii. 48 We must use the temperate Rootes, such as are the sharp Dock, Grasse roots, Butchers Broom, and Asparagus, which open obstructions without any manifest heat, and doe not increase the feaverish distemper. 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 131 Butchers broom..is of an austere and bitterish Taste. 1864 J. Miller Syst. Surg. xx. 495 Large doses of butchers' broom (genista tinctoria) being at the same time given internally. 1895 Dublin Jrnl. Med. Sci. 100 215 Butcher's Broom..is far superior as a diuretic in all forms of dropsy to the common broom (Cytisus scoparius). 1993 Social Sci. & Med. 36 335/2 Eight capsules per day of butcher's broom root are recommended for varicose veins. 2015 Sc. Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 18 Oct. 77 New research shows that butcher's broom may help reduce the severity of varicose veins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1538
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