DOLICHOS
\dəlˈɪt͡ʃə͡ʊz], \dəlˈɪtʃəʊz], \d_ə_l_ˈɪ_tʃ_əʊ_z]\
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By Princeton University
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By Thomas Davidson
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(F.) Dolic, Doliquie. It includes a number of species, generally indigenous in India or America. The Dolichos Lablab, or Lablab, is found in Egypt. (Prospero Alpini.) Its fruit is eaten there, like the haricot with us. The Dolichos Sinensis, is eaten in China, and is stored up as a provision for long voyages. The Dolichos Tuberosus, (F.) Pois Patate of Martinique, has tuberous roots of the size of both fists, and has the consistence and taste of the turnip. The Dolichos Bulbosus of the West Indies resembles the turnip; -and from the seeds of the Dolichos Soja, the Japanese prepare the well-known sauce Soy, which they term Sooja, The most important in medicine is the
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].