| 单词 |
petigrew |
| 释义 |
† petigrew, pettigree Obs. Also 6 petygrew, petigrue, -gre(e. [f. petit, petty a. + Pr. greù, agreù holly (also grevel, agreveu, agrafel, agrafuelh, Mistral) = Gascon agreu, Cat. grevol (Körting):—L. acrifolium holly (f. acri-s sharp, piercing + folium leaf): cf. aquifolium (for *acui-, acifolium) holly. Petit greù may itself occur in Pr., as the equivalent of F. petit houx ‘little holly’, synon. of brusc, butcher's broom.] A name for Butcher's Broom (Ruscus aculeatus).
1538Turner Libellus, Ruscus..Humile officinæ uocant bruscum, angli Butchers broome, & Petygrew. 1548― Names of Herbes 69 Petigrue groweth in Kent wilde by hedge sydes. 1597Gerarde Herbal ii. cccxxiv. 760 It is called..in English Kneeholme..and Petigree. 1611Cotgr., Petit houx, Kneeholme, Pettigree, Butchers Broome. |

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