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socotrine, a.|ˈsɒkətrɪn, ˈsəʊkətraɪn|
Forms: α. 5–7 cicotrine (7 cica-), 6 cycotryne. β. 8 succotorine, 8–9 succotrine, socotorine, soccotrine, 9– socotrine. Also with capital initial.
[f. Socotra or Socotora, the name of an island in the Indian Ocean, close to Africa and Arabia. The early forms represent med.L. cic-, cycotrinus, whence also obs. F. cicotrin (Cotgr.).]
1. socotrine aloes, a drug prepared from the juice of the Aloe socotrina (or perryi), and originally obtained from the island of Socotra.
αa1425tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 90 Medle puluis of aloes cicotrine, mirre, sanguis draconis. 1545T. Raynalde Womans Bk. 131 The powder of aloes cycotrine. 1579Langham Gard. Health (1633) 19 Mixe powder of Aloes Cicatrine with iuice of Colworts. 1602Dekker Satirom. I ij b, Tis not like thy Aloe Cicatrine tongue, bitter.
β1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Succotrine Aloes, is the finest sort that comes from the Island Succotra [etc.]. 1778Encycl. Brit. (ed. 2) I. 263/2 Socotorine aloes. 1799Underwood Dis. Child. (ed. 4) I. 57, I would rather advise a recourse to clysters..made of succotorine aloes. 1811A. T. Thomson Lond. Disp. (1818) 20 The real Socotrine aloes, which are now scarce in the market. Ibid., The real Socotrine extract has a peculiar..odour. 1831Davies Mat. Med. 356 The socotorine aloes is obtained by cutting the leaves at their base, and keeping them in a vase with the cut side downwards. 1871Garrod Mat. Med. (ed. 3) 339 Socotrine Aloes occurs in reddish-brown masses, opaque or translucent at the edges.
2. socotrine aloe, the plant yielding the drug.
1778Encycl. Brit. (ed. 2) I. 262/2 The vera or socotorine aloe, hath long, narrow, succulent leaves. 1852Johnson Cottage Gard. Dict. 26/2. |