mowran.

Brit.

/ˈməʊrə/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊrə/,

/ˈmoʊrə/

Forms: 1800s– mhowra, 1800s– mowra, 1900s– mowrah.

Origin: A borrowing from Gujarati. Etymon: Gujarati mahuṛo.

Etymology: < Gujarati mahuṛo, mauṛo < Sanskrit madhūka (see mahua n.). Compare earlier mahua n.

†1. = mahua n. 2. Also mowra spirit. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others

koumiss1598

nugs of balm1609

rakia1613

pariah-arrack1671

stalagma1684

fenouillette1706

aguardiente1752

fennel water1757

rakia1778

mahua1810

mahua-arrack1813

kirschwasser1819

mescal1826

still-spirit1832

mobbie1833

zibib1836

potato spirit1839

mowra1846

tequila1849

Jersey lightning1852

petit baume1858

kirsch1869

mastic1876

Hoochinoo1877

mastic brandy1883

mastika1889

hooch1897

ouzo1897

milk-whisky1906

mahua spirit1920

shochu1938

mirabelle1940

tsipouro1947

mahua liquor1961

Mao-tai1962

changaa1975

reposado1982

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 591 The flowers of B[assia] latifolia..are employed extensively in the distillation of a kind of arrack, called Mowra.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Mowra, a kind of arrack obtained from Bassia latifolia.

1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 12 Europeans are very indifferent to taxation on toddy and mhowra spirit, because they do not use those spirits.

2. = mahua n. 1. Also mowra tree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian

mahua1610

jambee1704

hinoki1727

sugi1727

meranti1783

merbau1783

sal1789

sundri1799

calamander1804

sissoo1810

toon1810

looking-glass tree1822

East India mahogany1829

pyinkado1832

dhamnoo1834

haldu1836

jelutong1836

zelkova1836

cryptomeria1838

kempas1839

shisham1849

jarul1850

Japan cedar1852

mast tree1862

keyaki1863

petwood1866

alstonia1867

Malacca cane1874

Japanese cedar1880

mowra1883

seraya1893

o-matsu1916

dhaman1923

sepetir1927

kapur1935

mengkulang1940

ramin1953

1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 8 Liquor is made from mhowra as it is..from the date fruit.

1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 10 The mhowra tree grows extensively in..Gujarāt.

1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 177 Drink—drink, from the fatal mowra-tree.

1924 Glasgow Herald 15 Mar. 4 In his jungle there grows..a fine spreading tree which he calls the Mhowra or Mowa, and botanists (I believe) Bassia Latifolia.

1996 Indian Jrnl. Exper. Biol. 34 61 (title) Toxicological evaluation of mowrah (Madhuca latifolia Macbride) seed meal.

Compounds

C1.

mowra flower n.

ΚΠ

1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 13 It has been found that the collection of mhowra flowers and the distillation of spirits from them has considerably affected the revenue.

1920 Nature 1 Apr. 147/1 The possibility of utilising the mowra flowers of India for the purpose [of manufacturing alcohol] is discussed... They are used by the natives as a foodstuff, and especially for the preparation by fermentation of an alcoholic liquor called daru or mohwa spirit.

1989 Man 24 184/1 The cultivation of the mhowra flower.

C2.

mowra butter n. fat from the seeds of the mahua, Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia; cf. illipe butter at iluppai n.

ΚΠ

1937 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) I. 653/1 Mowrah (Mahua) Butter (Bassia Tallow) is, properly, the fat obtained from the seeds of Bassia latifolia, Roxb. (Madhuca latifolia (Roxb.) Macbride)... In the older literature, however,..the fat of B. longifolia is commonly referred to as ‘Mowrah fat’.

1990 MARDI Res. Jrnl. 18 261 ‘Undi’ oil was a more saturated oil and resembled illipe and mowrah butters.

mowra meal n. the dried and powdered residue of the seeds of the mahua tree after the oil has been extracted, used as a pesticide to kill worms in turf.

ΚΠ

1939 R. B. Dawson Pract. Lawn Craft xxv. 180 Mowrah meal..does not maintain the turf in worm-free condition for longer than about two years.

1948 I. G. Lewis Turf xii. 121 The residue of an Indian bean after the oil has been extracted for commercial purposes, Mowrah Meal is a material which is entirely safe to use.

1973 R. Grounds Perfect Lawn viii. 73 Mowrah meal applied in summer or autumn..will effectively reduce the worm population.

mowra tree n. see sense 2.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mowra
释义	mowran. Brit. /ˈməʊrə/, U.S. /ˈmaʊrə/, /ˈmoʊrə/ Forms: 1800s– mhowra, 1800s– mowra, 1900s– mowrah. Origin: A borrowing from Gujarati. Etymon: Gujarati mahuṛo. Etymology: < Gujarati mahuṛo, mauṛo < Sanskrit madhūka (see mahua n.). Compare earlier mahua n. †1. = mahua n. 2. Also mowra spirit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 591 The flowers of B[assia] latifolia..are employed extensively in the distillation of a kind of arrack, called Mowra. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Mowra, a kind of arrack obtained from Bassia latifolia. 1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 12 Europeans are very indifferent to taxation on toddy and mhowra spirit, because they do not use those spirits. 2. = mahua n. 1. Also mowra tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian mahua1610 jambee1704 hinoki1727 sugi1727 meranti1783 merbau1783 sal1789 sundri1799 calamander1804 sissoo1810 toon1810 looking-glass tree1822 East India mahogany1829 pyinkado1832 dhamnoo1834 haldu1836 jelutong1836 zelkova1836 cryptomeria1838 kempas1839 shisham1849 jarul1850 Japan cedar1852 mast tree1862 keyaki1863 petwood1866 alstonia1867 Malacca cane1874 Japanese cedar1880 mowra1883 seraya1893 o-matsu1916 dhaman1923 sepetir1927 kapur1935 mengkulang1940 ramin1953 1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 8 Liquor is made from mhowra as it is..from the date fruit. 1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 10 The mhowra tree grows extensively in..Gujarāt. 1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 177 Drink—drink, from the fatal mowra-tree. 1924 Glasgow Herald 15 Mar. 4 In his jungle there grows..a fine spreading tree which he calls the Mhowra or Mowa, and botanists (I believe) Bassia Latifolia. 1996 Indian Jrnl. Exper. Biol. 34 61 (title) Toxicological evaluation of mowrah (Madhuca latifolia Macbride) seed meal. Compounds C1. mowra flower n. ΚΠ 1883 Proc. Council Governor of Bombay 1882 13 It has been found that the collection of mhowra flowers and the distillation of spirits from them has considerably affected the revenue. 1920 Nature 1 Apr. 147/1 The possibility of utilising the mowra flowers of India for the purpose [of manufacturing alcohol] is discussed... They are used by the natives as a foodstuff, and especially for the preparation by fermentation of an alcoholic liquor called daru or mohwa spirit. 1989 Man 24 184/1 The cultivation of the mhowra flower. C2. mowra butter n. fat from the seeds of the mahua, Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia; cf. illipe butter at iluppai n. ΚΠ 1937 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) I. 653/1 Mowrah (Mahua) Butter (Bassia Tallow) is, properly, the fat obtained from the seeds of Bassia latifolia, Roxb. (Madhuca latifolia (Roxb.) Macbride)... In the older literature, however,..the fat of B. longifolia is commonly referred to as ‘Mowrah fat’. 1990 MARDI Res. Jrnl. 18 261 ‘Undi’ oil was a more saturated oil and resembled illipe and mowrah butters. mowra meal n. the dried and powdered residue of the seeds of the mahua tree after the oil has been extracted, used as a pesticide to kill worms in turf. ΚΠ 1939 R. B. Dawson Pract. Lawn Craft xxv. 180 Mowrah meal..does not maintain the turf in worm-free condition for longer than about two years. 1948 I. G. Lewis Turf xii. 121 The residue of an Indian bean after the oil has been extracted for commercial purposes, Mowrah Meal is a material which is entirely safe to use. 1973 R. Grounds Perfect Lawn viii. 73 Mowrah meal applied in summer or autumn..will effectively reduce the worm population. mowra tree n. see sense 2. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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