NAMELY
eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)
words based on
or derived from a person's name.
First Known Use: mid-19th
century
“What’s in a
Name?”
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2
84: loganberry: a hybrid of the
blackberry and raspberry (from James Harvey Logan, 1841–1928, American judge
from Santa Cruz, Calif., who crossed plants to create the one named for him;
first known use of word, 1893)
He tried some loganberry wine—
But thought that it was less than fine.
And so back to the store he went—
He knew the time had come to vent.
He found and argued with clerk,
Who thought, “This guy is such a jerk!”
She mollified him. “Ere you go,
Take, please, this hemlock liquor, Yo.”
He was so pleased, he drank it down,
And on his face appeared a frown.
“Uh, oh,” he said, as life drained out.
“I see what hemlock’s all about!”
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