单词 | manchineel |
释义 | manchineeln. 1. a. A poisonous, evergreen Caribbean tree, Hippomane mancinella (family Euphorbiaceae), with a highly caustic latex and an acrid apple-like fruit (also manchineel tree); (in quot. 1625) the fruit itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > poisonous bush or tree > [noun] > other poisonous or harmful trees manchineel1625 rengas1836 poison tree1884 1625 W. Finch in S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. 415 Mansamiliias like to a wheaten Plumme, very dangerous, as are likewise the boughes of the tree, full of sappe, perilous to the sight. 1630 J. Smith True Trav. 55 The Mancinell apple. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 68 And as this tree's poyson is in her sap, so the Mantionell's is in her fruit. 1672 R. Blome Descr. Jamaica 27 Here is the Manchonele, which is a kind of a Crab, so common in all the Caribbee Isles. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Manchinelo Tree, a Tree that grows wild in the woods of Jamaica. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. p. cxx In felling a mansanillo tree..some of the milk spurted into his eye. 1747 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 603 These Plants..grow on large Trees; particularly Mahogony, Sappadillo, Mançanilla, &c. 1766 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 109/2 A very rich crimson die, from a preparation of the fruit of the manchineal tree. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) II. 101 In other parts of America, they employ the juice of the manchenille,..and it operates with no less fatal activity. 1793 W. F. Mavor Christian Politics 18 The Tree of Liberty, which has proved more baneful than the Manchineel to those who have sought its shade. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. ix. 166 With the mandrake and the Manchineel She builds her pile accurst. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 105 The famous Manchineel tree..is said to be so poisonous, that persons have died from merely sleeping beneath its shade. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. i. 34 We learnt to distinguish the poisonous Manchineel. 1958 D. M. Douglass Many Brave Hearts (1959) i. 12 Manchenil, which is a nastily poisonous tree. 1988 Star (Kingston, Jamaica) 5 Jan. 12/3 Another very poisonous plant is the Manchineel—with its highly caustic sap. 1991 Times 30 Nov. (Sat. Review) 42/4 A more novel threat were the manchineel trees, Hippomane mancinella, which grow on so many beaches and are so poisonous that warning notices are posted in their shade. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > others persea1601 mahoe1666 poison berry1672 white mangrove1683 maiden plum1696 angelin1704 garlic-pear1725 milkwood-tree1725 Jack-in-the-box1735 cherimoya1736 rattle bush1750 galapee1756 genip1756 lace bark1756 sunfruit1787 wild orange1802 hog-nut1814 mountain pride1814 savannah wattle1814 mora1825 rubber tree1826 mayflower1837 bastard manchineel1838 long john1838 seringa1847 sack tree1849 jumbie tree1860 jumbie bean1862 king-tree1863 gauze-tree1864 mountain green1864 snowdrop tree1864 strong bark1864 switch-sorrel1864 candle-tree1866 maypole1866 angelique1873 poisonwood1884 porkwood1884 1838 J. Lindley Flora Medica 537 Cameraria latifolia... Bastard Manchineel tree. 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 785/2 List of Colonial Names... Manchioneal, bastard: Cameraria latifolia. 2. The wood of the manchineel tree, used sometimes in furniture-making. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > wood of fruit trees > others service tree1545 cornel-wood1600 manchineel1683 bois d'arc1805 apple1815 crab-wood1849 peach wood1850 plum1902 persimmon1989 1683 J. Poyntz Present Prospect Tobago 30 Manchioneel, is a sort of Timber for Plank, and Sheathing. 1940 Geogr. Jrnl. 95 128 Decks are built of manchioneal, which is in many ways better than teak. 1975 P. Albury Story of Bahamas 79 Lesser known hardwoods..Machinella. 3. Poison obtained from the manchineel tree. 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 1891 ‘J. Evelyn’ Baffled Vengeance iii. 35 Putting a pinch of manchineel or some other poison in his chocolate. 1992 M. Warner Indigo (BNC) 195 The fighters drew out an arrow each, dipped it in manchineel and took aim. Compounds General attributive. manchineel apple n. ΚΠ 1630Mancinell apple [see sense 1a]. 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 123 The pulp of these Manchaneel apples. 1838 E. L. Joseph Hist. Trinidad i. x. 71 Caused by their eating of the manchineal apple that floats in the sea. manchineel berry n. ΚΠ 1994 Guardian 29 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 65/3 You can eat them, but..better make sure they're not eating manchineel berries, which are hideously poisonous. manchineel bush n. ΚΠ 1871 C. Kingsley At Last vi To feel our way..cautiously..past the Manchineel bush. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625 |
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