| 单词 | elemi tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselemi tree A stimulant resin obtained from various trees, as Canarium commune (Manilla), Icica Icicariba (Brazil), Elaphrium elemiferum (Mexico), used in plaisters, ointments, and the manufacture of varnish. More fully gum elemi. Also attributive in elemi oil (= elemin n.), elemi resin, elemi tree. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > other plant resins aloesOE elemi1543 agila1555 copal1577 lycium1597 aloe wood1599 lignum vitae1611 caraña1616 sticklac1659 guaiacum1663 copaiba1712 copahu1736 hackiac1790 guaiac1811 agar1813 ulmin1817 acouchi1818 helleborin1840 piney resin1851 gurjun1858 icican1865 sumbul balsam1868 amyrin1876 jojoba oil1975 jojoba1989 1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. iii. f. 104/1 Of mastike .ȝ. vi. of gumme elimi, armoniake dissolued wt wyne ȝ.i. & .g. 1699 Descr. Isthmus of Darian 4 The Tree likewise that affords Gummi Elemi grows here in great Aboundance. 1703 London Gaz. No. 3898/3 The Cargo of the Galeon..consisting of..Jollop, Gum Elemni,..etc. 1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 93 Gum Elimy per 100 weight 05 li. 00 so. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) 'Tis usually called Gum Elemi, tho' very improperly, inasmuch as it takes Fire readily enough. 1831 T. P. Jones New Conversat. Chem. xxviii. 287 The principal resins are common rosin, copal, lac..and elemi. 1859 W. J. Hooker in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) (ed. 3) 427 Elemi is also produced in Mexico, where it is known as Copal. 1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 664 Elemi tree is imported from Manilla. < as lemmas |
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