canaigren.

Brit.

/kəˈnʌɪɡri/,

/kəˈneɪɡə/, U.S.

/kəˈnaɪɡri/

Forms: 1800s– canaigre, 1800s– cañaigre, 1800s– cannaigre.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Spanish canaigre, cañagre, cañagria.

Etymology: Apparently < Mexican Spanish canaigre (1895 or earlier), cañagre, cañaigre (both 1902 or earlier), variants of cañagria (1895 or earlier) < caña agria , lit. ‘sour reed’ < caña cane n.¹ + agria , feminine of agrio sour (see agarita n.).

U.S.

A species of dock, Rumex hymenosepalus (family Polygonaceae), native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico, having clusters of pink flowers, long taproots high in tannin, and edible thick reddish stems and large fleshy leaves. Also: tannin or tanning material obtained from this plant.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygonaceae (dock and allies) > [noun] > dock and allies

red dockeOE

dockc1000

rhubarbc1390

docken1423

patience?a1425

round dock1526

Rumex1565

wild patience1578

bloody dock1597

monk's rhubarb1597

Welsh sorrel1640

butterdock1688

mountain rhapontic1728

mountain sorrel1753

Rheum1753

redshank1810

patience dock1816

fiddle-dock1823

canaigre1868

nettle-docken1891

1868 J. James Let. 28 June in Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1878 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (1879) 94 I hand you with this letter a bag containing a quantity of dried bulbous roots of the plant cañaigre.

1879 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1878 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 119 In many respects cañaigre root resembled rhubarb.

1894 Chem. Trade Jrnl. 26 May 337/2 Canaigre gives leather a soft, bright colour, often a clear, bright orange.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 21 Oct. 5/1 A plant indigenous to New Mexico, Arizona, and Lower California, known as Rumex hymenosepalus, or ‘canaigre’.

1959 P. A. Munz Calif. Flora 358 R[umex] hymenosepalus... Canaigre. Wild-Rhubarb... The dry roots contain as much as 35% tannin.

1974 C. J. Niethammer Amer. Ind. Food & Lore v. 106 Very young canaigre leaves may be boiled in 2 or 3 changes of water to counteract the bitter taste.

2013 D. B. Williams Naturalist's Guide Canyon Country (new ed.) 80/2 To prevent desiccation, canaigre starts growing early in spring before the temperatures become too hot; by summer the lush foliage has withered away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	canaigre
释义	canaigren. Brit. /kəˈnʌɪɡri/, /kəˈneɪɡə/, U.S. /kəˈnaɪɡri/ Forms: 1800s– canaigre, 1800s– cañaigre, 1800s– cannaigre. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Spanish canaigre, cañagre, cañagria. Etymology: Apparently < Mexican Spanish canaigre (1895 or earlier), cañagre, cañaigre (both 1902 or earlier), variants of cañagria (1895 or earlier) < caña agria , lit. ‘sour reed’ < caña cane n.¹ + agria , feminine of agrio sour (see agarita n.). U.S. A species of dock, Rumex hymenosepalus (family Polygonaceae), native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico, having clusters of pink flowers, long taproots high in tannin, and edible thick reddish stems and large fleshy leaves. Also: tannin or tanning material obtained from this plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygonaceae (dock and allies) > [noun] > dock and allies red dockeOE dockc1000 rhubarbc1390 docken1423 patience?a1425 round dock1526 Rumex1565 wild patience1578 bloody dock1597 monk's rhubarb1597 Welsh sorrel1640 butterdock1688 mountain rhapontic1728 mountain sorrel1753 Rheum1753 redshank1810 patience dock1816 fiddle-dock1823 canaigre1868 nettle-docken1891 1868 J. James Let. 28 June in Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1878 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (1879) 94 I hand you with this letter a bag containing a quantity of dried bulbous roots of the plant cañaigre. 1879 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1878 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 119 In many respects cañaigre root resembled rhubarb. 1894 Chem. Trade Jrnl. 26 May 337/2 Canaigre gives leather a soft, bright colour, often a clear, bright orange. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 21 Oct. 5/1 A plant indigenous to New Mexico, Arizona, and Lower California, known as Rumex hymenosepalus, or ‘canaigre’. 1959 P. A. Munz Calif. Flora 358 R[umex] hymenosepalus... Canaigre. Wild-Rhubarb... The dry roots contain as much as 35% tannin. 1974 C. J. Niethammer Amer. Ind. Food & Lore v. 106 Very young canaigre leaves may be boiled in 2 or 3 changes of water to counteract the bitter taste. 2013 D. B. Williams Naturalist's Guide Canyon Country (new ed.) 80/2 To prevent desiccation, canaigre starts growing early in spring before the temperatures become too hot; by summer the lush foliage has withered away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1868
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