rasamalan.

Brit.

/ˌrasᵻˈmɑːlə/, U.S.

/ˌræsəˈmɑlə/

Forms: 1800s– rasamala, 1800s– rassamala (rare).

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Malay. Or (ii) a borrowing from Javanese. Etymons: Malay rasamala; Javanese rasamala.

Etymology: Either < Malay rasamala or < its cognate Javanese rasamala (already in Old Javanese). Compare rose malloes n.

A large South-East Asian tree, Altingia excelsa (family Altingiaceae), related to the liquidambars, which yields a heavy timber and a scented resin. Also rasamala tree.

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1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. 43 Besides the rásamála, which is very limited as to its place of growth,..few odoriferous resins are found.

1852 Hooker's Jrnl. Bot. 4 39 In its dimensions it [sc. the camphor-tree] surpasses even the Rasamala-tree (Altingia excelsa) of Java.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark i. viii. 77 Covered with rasamala trees of immense size.

1923 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50 285 The monarch of all is the rasamala, Altingia excelsa.., whose smooth, greyish white trunk arises out of the wealth of vegetation at its base as straight as a ship's mast.

1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 37/2 A yellow scented resin (Getah Mala, Rasamala Resin, Rasamala Wood Oil) is extracted from the stem and used locally in perfumery.

2003 S. Backshall et al. Rough Guide Indonesia (ed. 2) 153 Trees in the park include the magnificent Guardsman-straight rasamala, once coveted far and wide for resin but now heavily logged-out in most places.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rasamala
释义	rasamalan. Brit. /ˌrasᵻˈmɑːlə/, U.S. /ˌræsəˈmɑlə/ Forms: 1800s– rasamala, 1800s– rassamala (rare). Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Malay. Or (ii) a borrowing from Javanese. Etymons: Malay rasamala; Javanese rasamala. Etymology: Either < Malay rasamala or < its cognate Javanese rasamala (already in Old Javanese). Compare rose malloes n. A large South-East Asian tree, Altingia excelsa (family Altingiaceae), related to the liquidambars, which yields a heavy timber and a scented resin. Also rasamala tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > [noun] > Asian > other Asian gum trees asafœtida1607 gamboge1752 rose malloes1752 rasamala1817 thitsi1832 wood-apple1858 cattimandoo1880 gurjun1892 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. 43 Besides the rásamála, which is very limited as to its place of growth,..few odoriferous resins are found. 1852 Hooker's Jrnl. Bot. 4 39 In its dimensions it [sc. the camphor-tree] surpasses even the Rasamala-tree (Altingia excelsa) of Java. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark i. viii. 77 Covered with rasamala trees of immense size. 1923 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50 285 The monarch of all is the rasamala, Altingia excelsa.., whose smooth, greyish white trunk arises out of the wealth of vegetation at its base as straight as a ship's mast. 1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 37/2 A yellow scented resin (Getah Mala, Rasamala Resin, Rasamala Wood Oil) is extracted from the stem and used locally in perfumery. 2003 S. Backshall et al. Rough Guide Indonesia (ed. 2) 153 Trees in the park include the magnificent Guardsman-straight rasamala, once coveted far and wide for resin but now heavily logged-out in most places. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817
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