shikimin.

/ʃɪˈkiːmiː/

Forms: Also skim(m)i.

Etymology: Japanese.

A small evergreen tree, Illicium anisatum, the Japanese anise, belonging to the family Illiciaceæ, native to Japan and Korea, and bearing aromatic leaves and fragrant white or yellow flowers followed by star-shaped fruits; often associated with funeral rites. Also attributive.

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shikimi1727

kiri1822

Andaman1955

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > Chinese or Japanese anise

badian1693

Chinese anise1727

poison bay1866

shikimi1881

star anise1883

1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan v. xv. 598 He had..a large tub of water standing by him..and some skimmi branches lying by it.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XX. 482/1 Small furrows filled with powdered bark of the Skimmi-tree.

1881 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 40 918 To this substance.. the author [sc. J. F. Eijkman] gives the name of ‘shikimine’, from the Japanese name of the fruit ‘shikimi’.

1889 J. J. Rein Industries Japan 136 The fruits of the Skimi, which is consecrated to Buddha and therefore much grown about Buddhist temples and cloisters, made a great stir some time ago. They came to market as a spice, instead of the Star anis, which they closely resemble, and turned out to be poisonous.

1896 L. Hearn Kokoro iii. 43 A vase containing shikimi—that sacred plant used in the Buddhist ceremony of making offerings to the dead.

1976 E. H. Walker Flora of Okinawa & Southern Ryukyu Islands 472 Shikimi, a variant of ashiki-mi, bad (i.e. poisonous) fruits. In Buddhist ceremonies the leaves are burned as incense.

Derivatives

shikimin n. a crystalline glucoside occurring in shikimi-seeds.

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1899 H. G. Greenish Introd. Study Materia Med. s.v. Star Anise Fruit The poisonous constituent is the crystalline principle sikimin.

shikimol n. = safrole n.

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1888 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 54 495 The recently discovered shikimole appears to be identical with safrole. Both are optically inactive.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	shikimi
释义	shikimin. /ʃɪˈkiːmiː/ Forms: Also skim(m)i. Etymology: Japanese. A small evergreen tree, Illicium anisatum, the Japanese anise, belonging to the family Illiciaceæ, native to Japan and Korea, and bearing aromatic leaves and fragrant white or yellow flowers followed by star-shaped fruits; often associated with funeral rites. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [adjective] shikimi1727 kiri1822 Andaman1955 neram1965 paulownia1973 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > Chinese or Japanese anise badian1693 Chinese anise1727 poison bay1866 shikimi1881 star anise1883 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan v. xv. 598 He had..a large tub of water standing by him..and some skimmi branches lying by it. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XX. 482/1 Small furrows filled with powdered bark of the Skimmi-tree. 1881 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 40 918 To this substance.. the author [sc. J. F. Eijkman] gives the name of ‘shikimine’, from the Japanese name of the fruit ‘shikimi’. 1889 J. J. Rein Industries Japan 136 The fruits of the Skimi, which is consecrated to Buddha and therefore much grown about Buddhist temples and cloisters, made a great stir some time ago. They came to market as a spice, instead of the Star anis, which they closely resemble, and turned out to be poisonous. 1896 L. Hearn Kokoro iii. 43 A vase containing shikimi—that sacred plant used in the Buddhist ceremony of making offerings to the dead. 1976 E. H. Walker Flora of Okinawa & Southern Ryukyu Islands 472 Shikimi, a variant of ashiki-mi, bad (i.e. poisonous) fruits. In Buddhist ceremonies the leaves are burned as incense. Derivatives shikimin n. a crystalline glucoside occurring in shikimi-seeds. ΚΠ 1899 H. G. Greenish Introd. Study Materia Med. s.v. Star Anise Fruit The poisonous constituent is the crystalline principle sikimin. shikimol n. = safrole n. ΚΠ 1888 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 54 495 The recently discovered shikimole appears to be identical with safrole. Both are optically inactive. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1727
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