单词 | ignatius bean |
释义 | Ignatius' Beann. = Bean of St. Ignatius (see bean n. 4), the poisonous seed of Strychnos ignatii. Also, in South America, applied to the medicinal seed of Fevillea trilobata and some other cucurbitaceous plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding poison > upas tree or bean bean of St. Ignatiusa1398 Ignatius' Bean1751 ipoh1779 upas1814 1751 J. Hill Fruits in Hist. Materia Med. xiii. 506 (heading) Faba Sancti Ignatii, St. Ignatius's Bean. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ignatius's-Bean,..it is a dry and hard fruit, or kernel of a fruit, of the size of a large hazel-nut. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 127 The nux vomica and Ignatius's bean..combine, with an intense bitter, a most active narcotic virtue. 1880 R. Bentley & H. Trimen Medicinal Plants 179 The..name of St. Ignatius' Beans..is also used in South America to designate the seeds of several medicinal Cucurbitaceous plants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1751 |
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