mesua

[Named after two Arabian physicians called Mesue. They were father and son, and flourished at Damascus in the eighth and ninth centuries.] Bot.: A genus of Clusiacese, tribe Calophylleæ. Mesua ferrea is a middle-sized evergreen tree, growing in the south of India and Ceylon, the east of Bengal, the Eastern Peninsula, and the And a man Islands. The fruit, which is wrinkled and has a rind like a chestnut, is eaten by the natives. The fragrant blo oms are sold under the name of nagesar or negekesar in Indian bazaars; they are stimu. lant, astringent, and stomachic, useful in thirst, stomach irritation, and exce ive perspiration. An attar is prepared from them. If made with butter and sugar into a paste, they tend to stop bleeding piles. The bark is a mild astringent and aromatic. A thick and dark-colored oil expre ed from the kernels is used in India as an external application in itch and sores, and as an embrocation in rheumatism. It is also burnt in lamps. *měs-ur-a-ble (sas zh), a . [MEASURABLE.] *měs'-ûre (sas zh), s. & v. [MEASURE, 8. & v.] *mě-sym-ni-cŭm, s. [Gr. mesos =middle, and hymnos a hymn, a song.] Ancient Poetry : A repetition at the end of each stanza; a burden. mět (1), pret . & pa . par . of v . [MEET, v.] *mět (2), pret . & pa . par . of v . [METE, υ.] mět, s. [METE, v.] A measure of any kind; a bushel, a barrel. mět-a-, pref . [Greek=among, with, after; cogn. with A. S. mid ; Goth. mith ; Ger. mit =with.] A prefix frequently used with words derived from the Greek, and denoting beyond , over, after , with , be tween , and frequently change or transposition . IMG:content-1142.png:[blocks in formation] (Ortho.) (Meta.) meta-cresol, s. [CRESOL.] meta-oleic, a. [METOLEIC.]