| 单词 | oiticica |
| 释义 | oiticica|ɔɪtɪˈsiːkə|
[Pg., f. Tupi oitisica.]
A name used for several tropical South American trees, esp. Licania rigida, of the family Chrysobalanaceæ, whose crushed seeds yield an oil used in paints and varnishes. Also attrib.
1918E. R. Bolton in Analyst XLIII. 251 (title) Oiticica oil—a new drying oil. Ibid., During the early part of 1917 we examined a new oilseed sent apparently for the first time from Brazil, bearing the native name of Oiticica or Oilizika. 1925Morrell & Wood Chem. Drying Oils ii. 67 The oil is extracted from the kernels of oiticica (a name applied to several species of Moquilea and Conepia, belonging to the Rosaceæ). 1931B. Miall tr. Guenther's Naturalist in Brazil vii. 124 The handsomest tree of the Sertão is the Oiticica. A sturdy trunk, divided into many branches, lifts itself from roots which run high over the ground. From the dense green roof of foliage the older leaves hang like silver tassels. 1944H. G. Kirschen Bauer Fats & Oils vi. 88 Oiticica seed oil owes its outstanding drying properties to the presence of licanic acid. 1944S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha's Rebellion in Backlands ii. 123 An old abandoned shack overgrown with oiticica boughs. 1951R. Mayer Artist's Handbk. iii. 112 Oiticica Oil is a Brazilian product. 1967Times 27 Apr. 27/3 The rather bewildering news yesterday that the Oiticica crop in the State of Ceara in South America has been almost a complete failure may well have sent some commodity men hurrying for their dictionaries. |
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