| 单词 | philosophical tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasphilosophical tree philosophical tree n. †(a) = tree of Diana n. at tree n. Compounds 3b (obsolete); (b) historical = philosophers' tree n. at philosopher n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > mercury alloys or amalgam argenture1576 magnesia1651 amalgam1665 philosophers' tree1692 philosophical tree1703 quick1852 native amalgam1875 1703 G. Wilson Compl. Course Chymistry (ed. 2) i. 23 The Philosophical Tree is a Crystallization of the dissolved Metals. 1799 J. Anderson Recreations in Agric. I. 127 Other crystallizations resemble vegetables..in the shape and configuration of parts, of which what has been called the philosophical tree, produced by a solution of silver, is a noted example. 1936 Speculum 11 373 Another alchemical work is ascribed to Galen which, from a reference in its opening words to the philosophical tree, would seem to have been composed after..De secretis naturae. 1998 L. Abraham Dict. Alchemical Imagery 151 The philosophical tree is said to grow in various habitats, including the sea (either in the sea, on the sea, or on an island in the sea). < as lemmas |
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