| 单词 | indian berry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian berry Indian berry n. now rare the fruit of the Asian plant Anamirta cocculus (family Menispermaceae) (cf. cocculus indicus n.); (also) the plant itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > cocculus indicus plant or berries cocculus indicus1591 fish-climber1704 Indian berry1765 fisher's berry1787 1765 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. II Indian Berry, Cocculus Indicus. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Indian Berry, a plant of the genus Menispermum. 1900 H. L. Keeler Our Native Trees 110 They gladly relinquished their Kentucky beverage for the more grateful flavor of the Indian berry. 1930 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) No. 4. 138 Their use in medicine, under the name of ‘cocculus indicus’ or ‘Indian berries’, chiefly as a stimulant and parasiticide, has long been established. < as lemmas |
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