单词 | hemidesmus |
释义 | hemidesmusn. Botany. A small, swimming herb of the genus so named, belonging to the family Asclepiadaceæ, and native to India and Ceylon; esp. a plant of hemidesmus indicus, the root of which is used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; also, a syrup prepared therefrom. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > herb > [noun] > other herbs maroilea1400 purslanea1400 centinode?a1425 rosemarya1425 sauce-alone1530 samphire1542 larix1548 ancoly1561 Crestmarine1565 tarragon1591 fish-basil1597 muscado1612 Jew's mallow1640 mekin1688 Tarentine1698 Shawnee salad1780 hemidesmus1809 roquette1900 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > sarsaparilla and other medicinal smilax plants > plant substituted for hemidesmus1809 1809 R. Brown in Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 1 56 Hemidesmus..whose name is derived from the partial connection of the stamina, is composed of Periploca Indica, and two very nearly related unpublished species. 1844 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 3 239 The root of hemidesmus indicus has for some years been sold in this country under the name of Smilax Aspera. 1898 Revised Brit. Pharmacop. 4 The retention of hemidesmus is noteworthy, and a tribute to the St. Bartholomew's school of physic. 1968 D. C. Gunawardena Genera et Species Plantarum Zeylaniae 122 Hemidesmus... Anther connective prolonged, covering over stigma. Derivatives hemiˈdesmic adj. ΚΠ 1855 A. B. Garrod Essentials Materia Medica 191 It..contains a peculiar volatile, crystallizable substance, with acid properties: this has been called hemidesmic acid. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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