macary bittern.

Brit.

/ˈmakərɪ ˌbɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈmækəri ˌbɪdər/, Caribbean English

/ˈmakari ˌbɪta/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English macary , bitter n.¹

Etymology: < macary (of uncertain origin; compare Hausa mákáríi an antidote, mákàríi love philtre) + bitter n.¹The explanation in quot. a1726 is not reliable.

A West Indian shrub, Picramnia antidesma (family Simaroubaceae), having bitter leaves and bark formerly used medicinally to treat fevers, venereal diseases, and colic. Also called majo.

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velvet-leaf1707

macary bittera1726

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chaulmoogra1832

juriballi1834

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cancer bush1888

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a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 96 Majoe... It is also called Macary bitter from its growing in great plenty in the bay of Macary.

1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica I. 348 Macari Bahai..may derive..from the Indian word Macarij (which signifies bitter), and allude to the tree commonly called the Majoe, or Macary Bitter.

1837 J. Macfadyen Flora Jamaica I. 224 Majoe or Macary Bitter... The leaves are bitter with a sweetish taste, resembling that of the liquorice... The bark..has been principally employed in medicine..in constitutional affections,..as a tonic,..and in intermittent fever.

1920 W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle Flora Jamaica IV. 202 P. antidesma ... Majoe Bitter, Macary Bitter.

1981 E. S. Ayensu Medicinal Plants W. Indies 171 Picramnia antidesma Sw., Majoe bitters, macary or old woman's bitter... Uses: Tea for teething baby. Yaws and venereal disease.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macary bitter
释义	macary bittern. Brit. /ˈmakərɪ ˌbɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmækəri ˌbɪdər/, Caribbean English /ˈmakari ˌbɪta/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English macary , bitter n.¹ Etymology: < macary (of uncertain origin; compare Hausa mákáríi an antidote, mákàríi love philtre) + bitter n.¹The explanation in quot. a1726 is not reliable. A West Indian shrub, Picramnia antidesma (family Simaroubaceae), having bitter leaves and bark formerly used medicinally to treat fevers, venereal diseases, and colic. Also called majo. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > other non-British medicinal trees or shrubs snake-wood1598 velvet-leaf1707 macary bittera1726 majoa1726 ahuehuete1778 cucumber-tree1784 bilimbi1790 rohuna1829 chaulmoogra1832 juriballi1834 horse-cassia1864 yaw-weed1864 cundurango1871 Chile senna1874 cancer bush1888 quinine tree1905 kankerbos1913 hydnocarpus1928 a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 96 Majoe... It is also called Macary bitter from its growing in great plenty in the bay of Macary. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica I. 348 Macari Bahai..may derive..from the Indian word Macarij (which signifies bitter), and allude to the tree commonly called the Majoe, or Macary Bitter. 1837 J. Macfadyen Flora Jamaica I. 224 Majoe or Macary Bitter... The leaves are bitter with a sweetish taste, resembling that of the liquorice... The bark..has been principally employed in medicine..in constitutional affections,..as a tonic,..and in intermittent fever. 1920 W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle Flora Jamaica IV. 202 P. antidesma ... Majoe Bitter, Macary Bitter. 1981 E. S. Ayensu Medicinal Plants W. Indies 171 Picramnia antidesma Sw., Majoe bitters, macary or old woman's bitter... Uses: Tea for teething baby. Yaws and venereal disease. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1726
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