| 释义 |
‖ sooranjee|sʊəˈrændʒiː|
Also -gie.
[ad. Skr. suraṅgī.]
The root of Morinda citrifolia; a dye obtained from this; morindin.
1848Anderson in Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin. (1849) XVI. 438 The colouring matter of sooranjee, to which I give the name of Morindine. 1866Treas. Bot. 286/1 A dye called Soorangie is procured from the root of Morinda citrifolia. 1874Crookes Pract. Handbk. Dyeing & Calico-Printing 392 Cotton..placed in a bath of the ground-up sooranjee. |