Molucca beann.

Brit.

/məˈlʌkə biːn/, U.S.

/məˈləkə ˌbin/

Forms: see Molucca n. and bean n.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Molucca , bean n.

Etymology: < Molucca (see Molucca n.) + bean n.Apparently originally so called on account of the beans being thought to prove the existence of a north-east or north-west passage to the Indies. In sense 2 by confusion with Malacca bean n. at Malacca n. 2a, apparently after similar confusion in Portuguese of fava de moloqua with fava de malaca.

1. Any of several kinds of tropical seed found stranded on beaches, esp. in western Europe; spec. that of either of two leguminous trees, the yellow nicker, Caesalpinia bonduc, and the sword-bean, Entada gigas (both of the family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also: a tree bearing such a seed.

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bean of Molucca1611

Molucca bean1675

Molucca nut1696

nicker1696

Virgin Mary's nut1703

1675 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 10 398 'Tis very ordinary to find Molucco Beans on the shoar of the Lewes or other our Western Isles.

a1688 J. Wallace Descr. Orkney (1693) 14 Upon the Rocks you will find..very oft these pretty Nutts [margin Molluca Beans], of which they use to make Snuff Boxes.

1700 Wallace's Acct. Orkney (rev. ed.) ii. 36 After Storms of Westerly Wind, amongst the Sea-weed, they find commonly in places expos'd to the Western-Ocean these Phaseoli, that, I know not for what reason, go under the Name of Molucca Beans.

1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 12 They take small quantites of the Kernel of the black Molocca Beans.

1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 136/2 It [sc. Guilandina Bonduc] is called..the Nicker Tree and its seeds, which are often thrown ashore on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland, are called Molucca Beans.

1965 Austral. Encycl. I. 468/2 Molucca bean (Caesalpinia crista) has very prickly pods and almost spherical white seeds which have been used medicinally in India.

1978 Watsonia 12 106 Entada gigas... Vernacular names of seeds: sea-hearts, sea-beans, Molucca beans... This, the most commonly collected drift seed, was first reported from Irish beaches by Sloane (1696).

†2. The Malacca bean or marking nut, Semecarpus anacardium. Obsolete. rare.

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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Anacardium, the Portuguese denominate it Fava de Malaqua, the Molucca bean, by which title it is also known in England.

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

单词	molucca bean
释义	Molucca beann. Brit. /məˈlʌkə biːn/, U.S. /məˈləkə ˌbin/ Forms: see Molucca n. and bean n. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Molucca , bean n. Etymology: < Molucca (see Molucca n.) + bean n.Apparently originally so called on account of the beans being thought to prove the existence of a north-east or north-west passage to the Indies. In sense 2 by confusion with Malacca bean n. at Malacca n. 2a, apparently after similar confusion in Portuguese of fava de moloqua with fava de malaca. 1. Any of several kinds of tropical seed found stranded on beaches, esp. in western Europe; spec. that of either of two leguminous trees, the yellow nicker, Caesalpinia bonduc, and the sword-bean, Entada gigas (both of the family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also: a tree bearing such a seed. 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 1675 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 10 398 'Tis very ordinary to find Molucco Beans on the shoar of the Lewes or other our Western Isles. a1688 J. Wallace Descr. Orkney (1693) 14 Upon the Rocks you will find..very oft these pretty Nutts [margin Molluca Beans], of which they use to make Snuff Boxes. 1700 Wallace's Acct. Orkney (rev. ed.) ii. 36 After Storms of Westerly Wind, amongst the Sea-weed, they find commonly in places expos'd to the Western-Ocean these Phaseoli, that, I know not for what reason, go under the Name of Molucca Beans. 1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 12 They take small quantites of the Kernel of the black Molocca Beans. 1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 136/2 It [sc. Guilandina Bonduc] is called..the Nicker Tree and its seeds, which are often thrown ashore on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland, are called Molucca Beans. 1965 Austral. Encycl. I. 468/2 Molucca bean (Caesalpinia crista) has very prickly pods and almost spherical white seeds which have been used medicinally in India. 1978 Watsonia 12 106 Entada gigas... Vernacular names of seeds: sea-hearts, sea-beans, Molucca beans... This, the most commonly collected drift seed, was first reported from Irish beaches by Sloane (1696). †2. The Malacca bean or marking nut, Semecarpus anacardium. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Anacardium, the Portuguese denominate it Fava de Malaqua, the Molucca bean, by which title it is also known in England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1675
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