† myxan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myxa.

Etymology: < classical Latin myxa the tree sebesten, the fruit of this tree (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek μύξα (Dioscorides). The Greek word probably represents a transferred use of ancient Greek μύξα mucus (see mucus n.), owing to the mucilaginous nature of the fruit. Compare earlier myxe n. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mi·ksă) /ˈmɪksə/.

Obsolete.

The mucilaginous fruit of the tropical Asian tree Cordia myxa (family Boraginaceae), used medicinally and in making birdlime; (also) the tree itself. Also called sebesten.

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1543 B. Traheron Interpr. Straunge Wordes in tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. sig. &&.vi^v/1 Sebesten..bene frutes lyke prunes..the later wryters call them myxas... These frutes are vsed to quenche thyrste, and represse cholere.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Myxa,..a sort of Prunes or Plums, like Damsins.

1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. vii. 122 In this garden I saw..the wine-giving myxa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	myxa
释义	† myxan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myxa. Etymology: < classical Latin myxa the tree sebesten, the fruit of this tree (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek μύξα (Dioscorides). The Greek word probably represents a transferred use of ancient Greek μύξα mucus (see mucus n.), owing to the mucilaginous nature of the fruit. Compare earlier myxe n. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mi·ksă) /ˈmɪksə/. Obsolete. The mucilaginous fruit of the tropical Asian tree Cordia myxa (family Boraginaceae), used medicinally and in making birdlime; (also) the tree itself. Also called sebesten. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > sebesten tree or fruit sebesten1543 myxa1859 1543 B. Traheron Interpr. Straunge Wordes in tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. sig. &&.vi^v/1 Sebesten..bene frutes lyke prunes..the later wryters call them myxas... These frutes are vsed to quenche thyrste, and represse cholere. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Myxa,..a sort of Prunes or Plums, like Damsins. 1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. vii. 122 In this garden I saw..the wine-giving myxa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1543
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