sarcocolla
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin sarcocolla, from Ancient Greek σαρκοκόλλα (sarkokólla), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue, adhesive”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɑːkəˈkɒlə/
Noun
sarcocolla (uncountable)
- A shrub of species Astragalus sarcocolla, native to Iran.
- A shrub of species Penaea sarcocolla, native to South Africa.
- Gum resin obtained from them, (historical) particularly A. sarcolla resin as used in traditional medicine and paint manufacture.
- (inexact) Similar resins produced from similar species of shrubs, particularly Penaea mucronata and Astragalus fasciculifolius.
Synonyms
- (A. sarcocolla): Persian gum
- (P. sarcocolla): Cape fellwort
- (resins): Persian gum, flesh glue
Hypernyms
- (shrub): milkvetch
Translations
A. sarcocolla resin; closely similar resins
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References
- “sarcocolla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.