单词 | azedarac |
释义 | azedaracn. Botany. 1. A lofty tree ( Melia azedarach), with bipinnate leaves and large bunches of fragrant lilac-coloured flowers, a native of the East Indies, but now common in Spain, Southern France, and South America. Also known as Bead-tree, Pride of India, False Sycamore, and Holy-tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > azedarac white cedar1654 bead-tree1668 azedarac1753 Melia1753 pride of China1778 pride of India1803 margosa1813 neema1819 China-tree1819 sandal-tree1864 holy tree1866 China-berry1890 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Azedarach..the Bead-tree. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xvi. 3 Paths bordered with azedaracs. 1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 30 Where clear-green chrysoberyl glows Beside azedarac in rows. 2. Pharmacology. The bark of the root of this tree used in medicine. ΚΠ 1853 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1753 |
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