cocculus indicusn.

Forms: Also 1500s–1700s coculus india.

Etymology: modern Latin cocculus little berry, indicus Indian.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcocculus ˈindicus.

The commercial name of the dried berries of Anamirta (formerly Menispermium) Cocculus, a climbing plant found in Malabar and Ceylon; the berry is a violent poison, and has been used to stupefy fish, and in England to increase the intoxicating power of beer and porter.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisons from plants

aconitum?a1450

aconite1569

cocculus indicus1591

female-bane1601

timbo1725

Suriname poison1756

ipoh1779

upas1783

tanghin1788

picrotoxin1815

nicotine1817

strychnine1819

vauqueline1819

brucia1820

brucine1820

picrotoxia1823

strychnia1823

digitalin1824

dulcamara1828

conine1829

bikh1830

nicotia1830

atropine1836

menispermia1837

nicotina1838

solanine1838

strychnina1838

tanghicin1838

urari1838

conia1842

conicine1842

amanitine1847

oenanthin1848

menispermine1849

tetanine1857

hyoscyamine1858

barbasco1860

nicotylia1862

antiarin1863

xylostein1864

oleandrin1866

zebra poison1871

andromedotoxin1883

abrin1884

ouabain1888

strophanthus1888

toxiresin1890

manchineel1891

tuba1898

taxine1907

phytotoxin1909

oenanthotoxin1911

hypoglycin1954

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > cocculus indicus plant or berries

cocculus indicus1591

fish-climber1704

Indian berry1765

fisher's berry1787

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Torvisco A kind of shrub whereon Coculus India groweth.

1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 762 The Natsjatam or Battavalli, which is the Cocculus Indicus of our Shops.

1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 57 Witness what I am afraid is too true, that some have made Use of the Coculus India Berry for making Drink heady..but..this is a violent Poison.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 59 Cocculus indicus..is used for adulterating porter, though..a heavy penalty is inflicted upon brewers detected in so doing, and upon druggists who supply brewers.

Derivatives

cocculous-indicus v. Apparently an isolated use.

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1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. v. 117 Wiring, groping, and cocculous-indicusing trout.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cocculus indicus
释义	cocculus indicusn. Forms: Also 1500s–1700s coculus india. Etymology: modern Latin cocculus little berry, indicus Indian.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcocculus ˈindicus. The commercial name of the dried berries of Anamirta (formerly Menispermium) Cocculus, a climbing plant found in Malabar and Ceylon; the berry is a violent poison, and has been used to stupefy fish, and in England to increase the intoxicating power of beer and porter. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisons from plants aconitum?a1450 aconite1569 cocculus indicus1591 female-bane1601 timbo1725 Suriname poison1756 ipoh1779 upas1783 tanghin1788 picrotoxin1815 nicotine1817 strychnine1819 vauqueline1819 brucia1820 brucine1820 picrotoxia1823 strychnia1823 digitalin1824 dulcamara1828 conine1829 bikh1830 nicotia1830 atropine1836 menispermia1837 nicotina1838 solanine1838 strychnina1838 tanghicin1838 urari1838 conia1842 conicine1842 amanitine1847 oenanthin1848 menispermine1849 tetanine1857 hyoscyamine1858 barbasco1860 nicotylia1862 antiarin1863 xylostein1864 oleandrin1866 zebra poison1871 andromedotoxin1883 abrin1884 ouabain1888 strophanthus1888 toxiresin1890 manchineel1891 tuba1898 taxine1907 phytotoxin1909 oenanthotoxin1911 hypoglycin1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > cocculus indicus plant or berries cocculus indicus1591 fish-climber1704 Indian berry1765 fisher's berry1787 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Torvisco A kind of shrub whereon Coculus India groweth. 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 762 The Natsjatam or Battavalli, which is the Cocculus Indicus of our Shops. 1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 57 Witness what I am afraid is too true, that some have made Use of the Coculus India Berry for making Drink heady..but..this is a violent Poison. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 59 Cocculus indicus..is used for adulterating porter, though..a heavy penalty is inflicted upon brewers detected in so doing, and upon druggists who supply brewers. Derivatives cocculous-indicus v. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. v. 117 Wiring, groping, and cocculous-indicusing trout. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1591
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