Originally: the fruit (a hairy purplish drupe) of the shrubby tree Rhus coriaria (see sense 2a), used as a flavouring in cooking and (formerly) as…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [noun] > plant-derived (10) sumac?a1350 Originally: the fruit (a hairy purplish drupe) of the shrubby tree Rhus coriaria (see sense 2a), used as a flavouring in cooking and (formerly) as… hypocistisa1425 The solidified juice of Cytinus hypocistis, a parasitic plant of the South of Europe, growing on the roots of Cistus: it contains gallic acid and… balausty?1541 = balaustine, n. red sanders1553 = red sanderswood, n. In later use also: the tree yielding this wood. balaustine1671 The red rose-like flower of the wild pomegranate, which, when dried, is used in medicine as an astringent. simarouba1733 The bark of the root of a tropical American tree of the genus Simarouba (more fully simarouba bark); a bitter tonic made from this, used esp. as a… hypocist1751 = hypocistis, n. kino1788 A substance resembling catechu, usually of a brittle consistence and dark reddish-brown colour, consisting of the inspissated gum or juice of… witch hazel1844 Any of various preparations or extracts of the leaves and bark of the common American witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, used medicinally, esp… tannigen1898 A compound of tannin and acetyl, used as an intestinal astringent; acetyl-tannin. |
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