sarcocolla

See also: Sarcocolla

English

Alternative forms

• sarcocol

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)

1. A shrub of species Astragalus sarcocolla, native to Iran.
2. A shrub of species Penaea sarcocolla, native to South Africa.
3. Gum resin obtained from them, (historical) particularly A. sarcolla resin as used in traditional medicine and paint manufacture.
4. (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

• Arabic: عَنْزَرُوت m (ʕanzarūt), less often أَنْزَرُوت m (ʔanzarūt)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܥܢܙܪܘܬ (ʿnzrwṯ), ܐܢܙܪܘܬ (ʾnzrwṯ)

• Armenian: անձրութ (hy) (anjrutʻ)

  Middle Armenian: անծրութ (ancrutʻ)

• Coptic: ⲥⲁⲕⲟⲕⲏⲗⲗⲏⲥ (sakokēllēs)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• German: Fleischleim m
• Greek:

  Ancient: σαρκοκόλλα f (sarkokólla)

• Latin: sarcocolla f, acarud
• Persian: انزروت (fa) (anzarut)
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: anzarot (tr)

References

• “sarcocolla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• calcarosol
• Laroccos