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单词 massoy
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massoyn.

Brit. /ˈmasɔɪ/, U.S. /məˈsɔɪ/, /ˈmæˌsɔɪ/
Forms: 1700s–1800s massay, 1800s massoy, 1800s missoy (in dictionaries), 1800s mussoey, 1800s mussoi, 1800s– massoi.
Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymons: Malay masooi, mesui.
Etymology: < Malay masooi, variant of mesui massoy.
More fully massoy bark. The aromatic bark of any of several tropical Asian trees of the family Lauraceae, esp. Cryptocarya aromatica ( Massoia aromatica) of New Guinea, from which an essential oil is derived, widely used in eastern medicine.
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1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Chron. 35/2 Bird's nests, tripangs, massay, agamgar..shall pay 5 per cent.
1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Misc. Tracts 74 (note) It is much more esteemed than the massoy bark.
1859 Times 29 June 9/2 A fragrant aromatic bark, called mussoey.
1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 389/2 Massoi bark.
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 375/1 Massoy, the bark of Massoia aromatica,..used in diarrhea, colic, and spasms.
1935 I. H. Burkill Dict. Econ. Products Malay Peninsula II. 1427 Lane Poole says that in Papua Massoi bark is used to cure fever. The Javanese use it for ‘sintok’ in diarrhoea, &c.
1994 Drug & Cosmetic Industry May 106/1 Two oils she ‘rediscovered’ are Backhousia Citriodora..and Massoi bark oil.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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