Moluccan.

Brit.

/məˈlʌkə/, U.S.

/məˈləkə/

Forms: 1600s Molluca, 1600s Molucco, 1600s– Molucca, 1700s Mollocca, 1700s Molluka.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Molucca.

Etymology: < Molucca (Indonesian Maluku ), the name of a group of islands (now usually called the Moluccas or the Molucca Islands ; also called the Spice Islands) in South-East Asia, now part of Indonesia. Earliest in Molucca bean n.The place name Molucca (also in form Islands of Molucca or Isles of Molucca) is attested in English from the mid 16th cent. Compare Middle French Isles Moluques (1522), Italian Isole Moluche (1598), Portuguese Ilhas de maluco (a1515), Ilhas Malucas (17th cent.), Spanish Islas Molucas (1721 or earlier).

1. Molucca crab n. the horseshoe crab ( Limulus). Now rare.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > order Xiphosura or Merostomata > [noun] > genus Limulus > member of

king crabc1612

horse-foot1672

Molucca crab1681

sea-louse1681

horse-hoof1699

horseshoe1775

saucepan crab1863

horseshoe-crab1865

fiddle-fish1867

xiphosurid1969

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §v. iv. 120 The Molucca-Crab. Cancer Molucensis.

1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 233 Limulus, the Molucca-crab, king-crab, or horse-shoe crab.

1902 P. Kropotkin Mutual Aid 11 The big Molucca crab (Limulus).

†2. Molucca nut n. Obsolete = Molucca bean n. 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > tropical > bonduc > seed of

bean of Molucca1611

Molucca bean1675

Molucca nut1696

nicker1696

Virgin Mary's nut1703

1696 H. Sloane Catal. Plantarum in Jamaica 225 Molucco Nuts of med. cur.

1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 38 There is a variety of Nuts called Molluka, Beans, some of which are used as Amulets against Witch-craft.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Molucca Nut, a name for the Bonduch Indorum.

3. Molucca balm n. any of several plants constituting the genus Moluccella (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), characterized by large, green funnel-shaped calyces enclosing insignificant flowers; spec. (in full smooth Molucca balm) M. laevis of western Asia, grown for ornament (also called bells of Ireland, shell-flower).

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > other ornamental plants

milkwood1696

bignonia1719

Molucca balm1731

gunnera1789

lantana1791

aubrietia1829

zebrina1846

alocasia1858

billbergia1858

prickly thrift1866

bocconia1867

prickly rhubarb1895

prayer plant1951

a1678 T. Hanmer Garden Bk. (1933) 102 Molucca. Sweete balme, there is one kind that is rough or prickly..another smooth.]

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. (at cited word) Molucca Balm.

1789 W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis II. 310 Moluccella lævis... Smooth Molucca Balm... Moluccella spinosa... Prickly Molucca Balm.

1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 17 Dec. 22/3 Wondering of Isle of Capri sent in a green flower obtained from a floral arrangement in a hotel foyer... The plant is Molucella laevis, known as molucca balm.

†4. Molucca bat n. Obsolete Pallas's tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene cephalotes (family Pteropodidae), a fruit bat found in the eastern islands of Indonesia.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Microchiroptera > family Vespertilionidae > genus Harpiocephalus (harpy-bat)

Molucca bat1771

harpy-bat1883

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 368 Bat... Molucca.

1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 276 The Harpy Bat (Harpyia cephalotes)..the Molucca Bat of Pennant and Shaw, inhabits the islands of Celebes and Amboyna.

†5. Molucca grains n. the seeds of the Indo-Malayan tree Croton tiglium (family Euphorbiaceae), from which croton oil is extracted. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > fruit or seed > croton seeds

purging nut1668

Molucca grains1837

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 179/2 The seeds of the Croton Tiglii were formerly used as a drastic purgative medicine, under the name of grains of Tilly, or Molucca grains.

6. Molucca berry n. the fruit of a large Indo-Malayan tree, Elaeocarpus serratus (family Elaeocarpaceae), used in curries (also called Ceylon olive); (also) the tree bearing this fruit. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > other tropical or exotic fruits

tamarind1539

guava1555

genipat1568

jack1582

genipap1613

custard apple1648

star apple1693

sweet-sop1696

breadfruit1697

sugar-apple1739

sweet-apple1760

guarri1789

ackee1792

marmalade-box1796

five-corner1826

jakkalsbessie1854

Molucca berry1861

bullock's heart1866

guava-apple1866

vegetable egg1866

Jew plum1880

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 473 Elæocarpus serratus.—The fruit of this plant is commonly known under the name of Molucca Berries.

†7. Molucca deer n. Obsolete the rusa deer, Cervus timorensis.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

hippelaph1607

maral1838

black-tail1848

shou1850

hangul1858

Molucca deer1876

thamin1888

barasingha1921

1876 Proc. Zool. Soc. 23 Apr. 826 Molucca Deer.

1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 299 The Molucca deer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	molucca
释义	Moluccan. Brit. /məˈlʌkə/, U.S. /məˈləkə/ Forms: 1600s Molluca, 1600s Molucco, 1600s– Molucca, 1700s Mollocca, 1700s Molluka. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Molucca. Etymology: < Molucca (Indonesian Maluku ), the name of a group of islands (now usually called the Moluccas or the Molucca Islands ; also called the Spice Islands) in South-East Asia, now part of Indonesia. Earliest in Molucca bean n.The place name Molucca (also in form Islands of Molucca or Isles of Molucca) is attested in English from the mid 16th cent. Compare Middle French Isles Moluques (1522), Italian Isole Moluche (1598), Portuguese Ilhas de maluco (a1515), Ilhas Malucas (17th cent.), Spanish Islas Molucas (1721 or earlier). 1. Molucca crab n. the horseshoe crab ( Limulus). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > order Xiphosura or Merostomata > [noun] > genus Limulus > member of king crabc1612 horse-foot1672 Molucca crab1681 sea-louse1681 horse-hoof1699 horseshoe1775 saucepan crab1863 horseshoe-crab1865 fiddle-fish1867 xiphosurid1969 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §v. iv. 120 The Molucca-Crab. Cancer Molucensis. 1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 233 Limulus, the Molucca-crab, king-crab, or horse-shoe crab. 1902 P. Kropotkin Mutual Aid 11 The big Molucca crab (Limulus). †2. Molucca nut n. Obsolete = Molucca bean n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > tropical > bonduc > seed of bean of Molucca1611 Molucca bean1675 Molucca nut1696 nicker1696 Virgin Mary's nut1703 1696 H. Sloane Catal. Plantarum in Jamaica 225 Molucco Nuts of med. cur. 1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 38 There is a variety of Nuts called Molluka, Beans, some of which are used as Amulets against Witch-craft. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Molucca Nut, a name for the Bonduch Indorum. 3. Molucca balm n. any of several plants constituting the genus Moluccella (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), characterized by large, green funnel-shaped calyces enclosing insignificant flowers; spec. (in full smooth Molucca balm) M. laevis of western Asia, grown for ornament (also called bells of Ireland, shell-flower). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > other ornamental plants milkwood1696 bignonia1719 Molucca balm1731 gunnera1789 lantana1791 aubrietia1829 zebrina1846 alocasia1858 billbergia1858 prickly thrift1866 bocconia1867 prickly rhubarb1895 prayer plant1951 a1678 T. Hanmer Garden Bk. (1933) 102 Molucca. Sweete balme, there is one kind that is rough or prickly..another smooth.] 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. (at cited word) Molucca Balm. 1789 W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis II. 310 Moluccella lævis... Smooth Molucca Balm... Moluccella spinosa... Prickly Molucca Balm. 1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 17 Dec. 22/3 Wondering of Isle of Capri sent in a green flower obtained from a floral arrangement in a hotel foyer... The plant is Molucella laevis, known as molucca balm. †4. Molucca bat n. Obsolete Pallas's tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene cephalotes (family Pteropodidae), a fruit bat found in the eastern islands of Indonesia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Microchiroptera > family Vespertilionidae > genus Harpiocephalus (harpy-bat) Molucca bat1771 harpy-bat1883 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 368 Bat... Molucca. 1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 276 The Harpy Bat (Harpyia cephalotes)..the Molucca Bat of Pennant and Shaw, inhabits the islands of Celebes and Amboyna. †5. Molucca grains n. the seeds of the Indo-Malayan tree Croton tiglium (family Euphorbiaceae), from which croton oil is extracted. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > fruit or seed > croton seeds purging nut1668 Molucca grains1837 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 179/2 The seeds of the Croton Tiglii were formerly used as a drastic purgative medicine, under the name of grains of Tilly, or Molucca grains. 6. Molucca berry n. the fruit of a large Indo-Malayan tree, Elaeocarpus serratus (family Elaeocarpaceae), used in curries (also called Ceylon olive); (also) the tree bearing this fruit. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > other tropical or exotic fruits tamarind1539 guava1555 genipat1568 jack1582 genipap1613 custard apple1648 star apple1693 sweet-sop1696 breadfruit1697 sugar-apple1739 sweet-apple1760 guarri1789 ackee1792 marmalade-box1796 five-corner1826 jakkalsbessie1854 Molucca berry1861 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 vegetable egg1866 Jew plum1880 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 473 Elæocarpus serratus.—The fruit of this plant is commonly known under the name of Molucca Berries. †7. Molucca deer n. Obsolete the rusa deer, Cervus timorensis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > unspecified and miscellaneous types of hippelaph1607 maral1838 black-tail1848 shou1850 hangul1858 Molucca deer1876 thamin1888 barasingha1921 1876 Proc. Zool. Soc. 23 Apr. 826 Molucca Deer. 1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 299 The Molucca deer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1681
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