释义 |
shikimi|ʃɪˈkiːmiː| Also skim(m)i. [Jap.] 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 attrib.
1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan v. xv. 598 He had..a large tub of water standing by him..and some skimmi branches lying by it. 1881Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XL. 918 To this substance.. the author [sc. J. F. Eijkman] gives the name of ‘shikimine’, from the Japanese name of the fruit ‘shikimi’. 1889J. 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. 1896L. Hearn Kokoro iii. 43 A vase containing shikimi—that sacred plant used in the Buddhist ceremony of making offerings to the dead. 1976E. 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. |