schisandran.
/skᵻˈzandrə/, /skᵻˈsandrə/, U.S. /skəˈzændrə/, /skəˈsændrə/ 1. Any of various shrubs and climbing plants constituting the genus Schisandra (family Schisandraceae), of East Asia and eastern North America; (in later use) esp. any of the numerous species, varieties, and hybrids grown as garden plants for their ornamental flowers or berries. Also (in form Schisandra): the genus itself.
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1811 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 33 1413 Scarlet-flowered schisandra.
1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 31/1 S. coccinea, the Scarlet Schizandra, is one of our most beautiful greenhouse climbers.
1907 Gardeners' Chron. 16 Nov. 344/2 A fine Schizandra with thick leaves and large yellow flowers.
1961 Times 16 Dec. 11/4 Then we have the schizandras, S. glaucescens, with orange flowers in spring, and S. propinqua sinensis, which has yellowish flowers.
1998 Brittonia 50 88/1 The first comprehensive treatment of Schisandra..provides a concise and lucid account..of all members of the family.
2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 21 Sept. 3 Poor old Clematis ‘Bill Mackenzie’ got wilt and had to be..cosseted back to life and the schisandra looks most unhappy.
2. A preparation made from the dried berries of a Chinese schisandra, S. chinensis, credited with various stimulant and medicinal properties; (also) the dried berries themselves.
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1980 New Scientist 21 Aug. 576 A range of tonic drugs derived originally from far eastern traditional medicine, including ginseng, pantocrine and schizandra.
1999 S. Foster & V. E. Tyler Tyler's Honest Herbal (ed. 4) 347 One of the newer of the old drugs..is schisandra, or schizandra, the dried ripe fruit of Schisandra chinensis.
2007 S. Bratman Collins Alternative Health Guide 684 Schisandra has not been proven effective for any condition.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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