manglietIa

[Latinized from the Javan ese name of the species defined.] Bot.: A genus of Magnoliaceae, tribe Magnoliese, consisting of five species from tropical Asia. They are tall trees, with entire leaves and showy flowers. The white solid wood of Manglietia glauca is made into coffins in Java, being supposed to preserve the corpses put into them from decay. măn-gó, s. [Native name mangha.] I. Botany : 1. The fruit of the Mango tree, also the tree itself, It is Mangifera indica , an umbrageous tree, wild on the Western Ghauts, in the Chutia Nagpore Hills and the Naga Hills, and cultivated all over India. The fruit is considered one of the very best in India: it is laxative. The bark of the root and, to a certain extent, of the stem is used in diarrhea, . The young leaves are good for pectoral plaints, thould ones for cleaning the teeth. The plaints, then themes con deaning the of the bark antisyphilitic. The seeds contain gallic acid. The bark and the leaves yield an inferior yellow dye. The dry unripe fruit is used as a mordant, especially in dyeing with safflower. The leaves and the bark are used in parts of India in tanning. The bark and kernel are given in diarrhea. The galls 2621 of the kernel, if snuffed, stop bleeding from the nose. The kernel is an anthelmintic; it is used also in bleeding piles and menorrhagia. "What lord of old would bid his cook prepare Mangoes, potargo, champignons, cavare?" 2. A green musk melon pickled. King : On Cookery . The Mountain Mango is Clusia flava , the Wild Mango (1) Clusia flava ; (2) some species of Irvingia. II. Ichthy.: The same as MANGO-FISH (q. v.). mango-bird, s. Ornith.: A popular name for the Indian Oriole ( Oriolus kundo ). mango-fish, s. Ichthyology: Polynemus paradise us or long i fil is , known in India as the Tupsee. It is about eight or nine inches in length, and is found in the Bay of Bengal, ascending the Ganges and other rivers to a considerable extent. Its popular English name has that of a ripe inango. reference to its beautiful yellow color, resembling mango-ginger, s. Bot.: Curcuma amada. măn-gold wür-zěl, măn'-gel wür'-zęl, subst. [Ger mangold =beet, and wurzel =root.] Bot. & Agric .: Beta vulgar is , variety macrorhiza . It is cultivated chiefly as fodder for cattle. The roots are used for food; they have sugar enough in their composition to be profitably extracted, as is the case with ordinary beet. măn-go-něl, *man-ga-nel, *mang-nel, subst. [O. Fr., from Ital. manganello , manga no , from Low. Lat. manganum, manganus, mangona, from Gr. mangganon =a machine for defending fortifications.] An engine of war employed to batter down walls and hurl stones and other mi iles. *măn-gô-nişm, subst . [MANGONIZE.] The act of mang on i zing, or setting off to advantage. *măn'-go-nist, s . [MANGONIZE.] IMG:content-0901.png:[blocks in formation] *B. As subst .: Mange. "The dog whose mangy eats away his haire." Stapylton: Juvenal, viii. 42. măn-hā-děn, s. [MENHADEN.] măn-hā-tër, s. [Eng. man, and hater.] One who hates man or society; a misanthrope. "Rou eau, of Geneva, a profe ed manhater, or more properly speaking, a philosopher enraged with more than half of mankind." -Goldsmith: On Polite Learning, ch. viii. măn'-heim, 8. [MANNHEIM.]