单词 | marking nut |
释义 | > as lemmasmarking nut marking nut n. the fruit of the tropical Asiatic tree Semecarpus anacardium (family Anacardiaceae), the black juice of which is used as a dye or an ink for marking cloth, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > fruit, seed, or flower used in dyeing > [noun] > marking-nut Malacca bean1757 marking nut1757 marsh-nut1807 marking fruit1866 1757 Philos. Trans. 1756 (Royal Soc.) 49 873 They are known all over India by the name of Marking-nuts. 1856 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. IV. 738 The name is derived..from the remarkable property possessed by the juice of the fruit, whence it is commonly called Marking-Nut. < as lemmas |
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