单词 | rhizocarpic |
释义 | rhizocarpicadj. 1. Botany. = rhizocarpous adj. (a) at rhizo- comb. form . Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > perennial perennal?c1500 everlasting1578 perennial1669 vivacious1682 rhizocarpic1829 rhizocarpous1832 perpetual1837 perennating1888 1829 Trans. Med. & Physical Soc. Calcutta 4 116 The Nipal Ginseng..belongs to the class called Rhizocarpic: the root is lasting, shooting forth annually at the commencement of the rainy season. 1897 U.S. Consular Rep.: Commerce, Manuf. Feb. 244 The silkworms can be successfully fed on the rhizocarpic plant called Scorzonera hispanica, which thrives well in colder climates. 1931 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 13 475 The rhizocarpic and other potassium-consuming plants (tobacco, potatoes, beets, etc.) take out K2O in significant amounts. 2. Chemistry. rhizocarpic acid n. a yellow crystalline acid obtained from lichens of the genus Rhizocarpon.Rhizocarpic acid is a phenolic lactone and amide with a tetracyclic molecule. Formula: C28H23NO6. ΚΠ 1895 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 665 Prof. W. Zopf has extracted the following crystallisable substances from various Lichens:..rhizocarpic acid from Rhizocarpon geographicum. 1921 A. L. Smith Lichens v. 226 Stictaurin..deposited in orange-red crystals on the hyphae of Sticta aurata, and rhizocarpic acid (C26H20O6) chiefly obtained from Rhizocarpon geographicum. 1950 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 72 4455/1 Rhizocarpic acid is a derivative (amide or ester) of pulvinic acid. 2004 Bryologist 107 75/1 The lemon yellow pigment was identified as rhizocarpic acid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829 |
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