XYLOBALSAMUM

XYLOBALSAMUM
XYLOBALSAMUM
proprie lignum balsami arboris, seu potius surculi ac sarmenta, quae a balsamo arbore amputabantur, ac, quod impendiô odorata erant: carô quoque vendebantur. Plin. l. 12. c. 25. Et sarmenta quoque in merce sunt. DCC. sestertio
amputatio ipsa surculique vaeniêre intra quintum devictae annum. Xylobalsamum vocatur, et coquitur in unguentis etc. quem locum erudite Salmas. explicat ad Solin. p. 582. Uti vero Xylobalsamum de ligno; sic opobalsamum de succo, at de ipsa arbore balsamum dicitur proprie, vide supra, vocibus Balsamum, et Opobalsamum: praeter haec autem et cortex, et pomum vectigalia fuêre, Salmas. ibid. At Xylocinnamomum, Graece ξυλοκιννάμωμον, non lignum cinnamomi est, sed ligneum cinnaniomum et ξυλῶδες. Nempe verum cinnamomum in parvis ac tenuibus surculis cernebatur, sed Xylocinnamomum virgultis erat longioribus ac robustioribus: Uti Xylocasia quoque dicebatur casia crassiori et lignosiori cortice, ἡ ξυλώδης καὶ ξυλική, casia xylica, unde salichab factum, quô huiusmodi casiam Arabes appellant. Fuit tamen et suum Xylocinnamomo pretium, scil. in librds XX. Plin. l. 12. c. 19. Quam in rem vide Salmas. ad Solin. p. 582. 1054. 1306. alibique passim, ubi et de Xylochia Veter. quod illi idem cum ligno odorato Haud Arabibus hodie dicto: de Xylolybano, virgultis videl. et sarmentis thuris arboris, aliisque huc pertinentibus, inprimis varia de vocis Ξύλου acceptionibus, apud Herbariae Rei Scriptores.

Hofmann J. Lexicon universale. 1698.

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  • Xylobalsamum — Xy lo*bal sa*mum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy lon wood + ? the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam wood, Gr. ?.] (Med.) The dried twigs of a Syrian tree ({Balsamodendron Gileadense}). U. S. Disp. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Xylobalsămum — Xylobalsămum, so v.w. Balsamholz …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • xylobalsamum — noun the dried twigs or fragrant wood of balm of Gilead (or balsam of Mecca) …   Wiktionary

  • xylobalsamum — xy·lo·bal·sa·mum …   English syllables

  • xylobalsamum — ˌzīlōˈbȯlsəməm noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek xylobalsamon, from xyl + balsamon balsam tree, balsam more at balm : the dried twigs or fragrant wood of a balm of Gilead (Commiphora meccanensis) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Balsamodendron Gileadense — Xylobalsamum Xy lo*bal sa*mum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy lon wood + ? the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam wood, Gr. ?.] (Med.) The dried twigs of a Syrian tree ({Balsamodendron Gileadense}). U. S. Disp. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SARMENTA — surculi amputati sunt, a sarpendo. i. e. putando. Haec arida boum cornibus praeligata accensaque, maguum hostibus terrorem intulisse, legitur apud Liv. l. 22. c. 16. Annibal necubi Romanus inclusum vallibus agmen aggrederetur; ludibrium oculorum… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Balsam of Mecca — For other products called Balm of Gilead, see Balm of Gilead (disambiguation). Balm of Gilead (also called the balsam of Gilead or Balsam of Mecca) is a resinous gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum), native to… …   Wikipedia

  • Commiphora opobalsamum — Commiphora opobalsamum …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Balsamholz — (Xylobalsamum), Holz von dem Balsambaume (s.d.); fingersdicke, zerbrechliche, mit ungleichen Knoten besetzte, mit runzlicher, röthlichgrauer Rinde bedeckte Ästchen, gibt angezündet einen sehr angenehmen Geruch, dient deshalb im Orient zur… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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