Namely, 29

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­­

29: petri dish: a small, circular culture dish with a tight-fitting lid, made of glass or plastic; it is used for collecting cells or specimens and maintaining a sterile environment during an experiment (from Julius R. Petri, 1852–1921, German bacteriologist who invented the device; first known use of word, 1892)

A Petri dish to sample you?

And what would grow there—got a clue?

I am afraid that my sad dish

Would not respond well to my wish

To grow a pile of glowing gold—

Oh, I could use some ere I’m old—

Or “older,” to be accurate—

For “old”? I fear I am past it.

So, come on, dish! Just grow a crop

Of glowing gold—and do not stop!