| 单词 | morinda root |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMorinda root A genus of small trees and shrubs of the family Rubiaceae, native esp. to tropical Asia and Australia, several of which have roots and root bark yielding red and yellow dyes; (also morinda) any of the plants of this genus, esp. M. citrifolia and M. tinctoria, used as dye plants in South Asia. Frequently attributive, esp. in Morinda bark, Morinda root. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > other non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] andrachne1601 genip1666 allspice1686 allspice tree1691 Morinda1754 garcinia1760 pea tree1766 canarium1776 Pemphis1777 oak tree1789 buddleia1791 ixora1816 Canary wood1820 persea1823 naio1826 plume nutmeg1846 partridge pea1852 Leichhardt-tree1860 hardwood1864 scrubwood1874 tree lily1891 pagoda tree1940 schefflera1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > trees or shrubs yielding dyes > [noun] > other trees yielding dyes achiote1648 Campeachy tree1652 logwood1652 roucou1662 urucu1666 Morinda1754 berberine tree1861 kamachili1866 tanners' tree1884 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2125/1 Morinda, in botany, a genus of the pentandria monogynia class, with an infundibuliform monopetalous flower [etc.]. 1861 Technologist 1 70 The chay-root..is mixed with Morinda bark. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 756/1 Several species of Morinda are useful in their native countries on account of their dyeing properties. 1947 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) VIII. 236/2 The roots of Morinda citrifolia (Linn.) and Morinda tinctoria (Roxb.), known as ‘Morinda Root’, were at one time extensively employed in various parts of India..for dyeing red, purple, and chocolate shades. 1992 Ashmolean Spring–Summer 10/2 The second group adds various shades of red to the natural white of the cotton, which requires the preparation of the cloth with a mordant before it is dyed with madder or morinda roots. < as lemmas |
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