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Sumatra|s(j)uːˈmɑːtrə|
the name of a large island of the Malay archipelago; used attrib. in specific names of animals or products of the island, as Sumatra benzoin, Sumatra cat, Sumatra dog, Sumatra monkey (cf. Sumatran); Sumatra camphor, a kind of camphor found in the fissures and cavities of the tree Dryobalanops Camphora (aromatica), Borneo or Malay camphor; also attrib.
1875Encycl. Brit. III. 581/1 In some specimens of *Sumatra benzoin cinnamic acid has been found entirely replacing benzoic acid.
1849Balfour Man. Bot. §789 Dipterocarpaceæ, the *Sumatra-Camphor Family. 1858Baird Cycl. Nat. Sci. s.v. Camphora, Sumatra or Malay camphor.
1837Partington's Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 744/1 The *Sumatra Cat. It does not appear that this species differs in any material degree from the former [sc. Java cat].
1822Hardwicke in Trans. Linn. Soc. XIII. 236 The ears of the *Sumatra Dog are more rounded.
1871Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 92 The *Sumatra monkey.
b. (with capital or lower-case initial). A violent squall in the Straits of Malacca and the Malay peninsula, blowing from the direction of Sumatra.
1842Penny Cycl. XXIII. 272/2 In this season [sc. March to September] the Sumatras..blow, especially in the first part of the night. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 93/2 Rapid squalls (sumatras) also occur during the south-west monsoon.
c. A variety of tobacco yielding a light-coloured leaf.
1911B. Miall tr. Cabaton's Java, Sumatra, & other Islands of Dutch East Indies xi. 229 The Manilla variety [of tobacco]..has been..less largely used than the Deli (Sumatra) tobacco. 1912A. E. Tanker Tobacco xii. 85 Leaf used for making British cigars consists of Sumatra, Borneo, and Havana. 1969Times 24 Nov. (Congo Suppl.) p. vi/6 The main varieties [of tobacco] grown are Kentucky, White Burley, Sumatra and heavy Dark Western. 1975N. Freeling What are Bugles blowing For? xiv. 84 He sat..smoking a small Dutch cigar as a treat: rather heavy—they had mixed some dark Brazilian leaf in with the light Sumatra tobacco. |