sarcocolla
See also: Sarcocolla
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sarcocolla, from Ancient Greek σαρκοκόλλα (sarkokólla), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue, adhesive”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɑːkəˈkɒlə/
Noun edit
sarcocolla (uncountable)
- The shrub Astragalus sarcocolla, native to Iran.
- The shrub Penaea sarcocolla, native to South Africa.
- The 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 edit
- (A. sarcocolla): Persian gum
- (P. sarcocolla): Cape fellwort
- (resins): Persian gum, flesh glue
Hypernyms edit
- (shrub): milkvetch
Translations edit
A. sarcocolla resin; closely similar resins
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References edit
- “sarcocolla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.