(n.) A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.
Example Sentences:
(1) Alcoholic extracts of the rhizomes of Alpinia galanga, Andrographis paniculata, bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, rind of Citrus decumana, Desmodium triflorum, seeds of Hydnocarpus wightiana, rhizomes of Kaempfaria galanga, Lippia nodiflora, tender leaves of Morinda citrifolia, rhizomes of Pollia serzogonian, Tephrosia purpuria and rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbeth showed good in vitro anthelmintic activity against human Ascaris lumbricoides.
(2) The mariner situation in D. sechellia may reflect a reduced effective population size owing to the restricted geographical range of this species and its ecological specialization to the fruit of Morinda citrifolia.
(3) Drosophila sechellia, endemic to the Seychelles, breeds in a single resource, Morinda citrifolia, whereas its close sympatric relative, Drosophila simulans, is a cosmopolitan generalist breeding in a great variety of resources.
(4) Egg production is stimulated by morinda in D. sechellia but inhibited in D. simulans; in hybrids, the inhibition observed in D. simulans is dominant.
(5) We have investigated the effects of leaf and bark decoctions of Ocimum gratissimum, Azadirachta indica, Morinda lucida and Enantia chlorantha on (a) the course of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis malaria (b) reticulocyte and haematocrit values and (c) nucleated cell numbers in the spleen, bone marrow, peritoneum, liver and peripheral blood of Swiss albino mice.
(6) The repository action of pyrimethamine was also compared with Morinda lucida.
(7) It is interesting to note that Morinda lucida leaves extract appears to have schizontocidal and repository effects in mice infected with P. berghei berghei.
(8) Morinda fruit is highly toxic to Drosophila species, except D. sechellia.
(9) The leaf extract of Morinda lucida collected in August was administered subcutaneously to albino Swiss mice infected with P. berghei berghei.
(10) The tolerance of D. sechellia to morinda is fully dominant in F1 hybrids.
(11) From chloroform extract of the root of Morinda officinalis, eight anthraquinones were isolated whose structures were deduced to be rubiadin (I), rubiadin-1-methyl ether (II), 1-hydroxyanthraquinone (III), 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (IV), 1,6-dihydroxy-2,4-dimethoxyanthraquinone (V), 1,6-dihydroxy-2-methoxyanthraquinone (VI), 1-hydroxy-2-methoxyanthraquinone (VII) and physcion (VIII).
(12) There are three kinds of plants, Morinda officinalis (1), Damnacanthus officinarum (2), and Schisandra propinqua (3) whose roots have been used since the ancient time.
(13) By using the techniques of growing seedlings in bowshaped shed covered with plastic sheeting plus treatment with plant growth regulator, vegetative and generative propagation tests have been made of Morinda officinalis.
(14) Morinda lucida extracts, the stem bark, the root bark and the leaves were screened for antimalarial activity in a "4-day schizontocidal test' against a chloroquine-sensitive strain of P. berghei berghei in mice.
(15) In the field, adult flies of the two species exhibit opposite behavior in that D. sechellia is attracted to morinda and D. simulans is attracted to banana; hybrids have an intermediate behavior.
(16) The schizontocidal activity on early infection was assessed by administering chloroquine (standard) distilled water or Morinda lucida as single daily dose on day 0-3 to infected mice.
(17) Scientific evidences have thus been provided for growing seedlings of Morinda officinalis.
(18) The effects of three compounds, digitolutein (1), rubiadin 1-methyl ether (2) and damnacanthal (3) extracted from the stem bark and the roots of Morinda lucida Benth.
(19) Morinda is an oviposition attractant for D. sechellia but a repellent for D. simulans; F1 hybrids and backcross individuals exhibit intermediate, approximately additive, behavior.
(20) The traditional therapeutic indications for the use of Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae) have been investigated.
Shrub
Definition:
(n.) A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.
(n.) A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
(v. t.) To lop; to prune.
Example Sentences:
(1) Close to the smelters tree species accumulated more foliar fluoride than shrub species, which in turn accumulated more foliar fluoride than herb species.
(2) Across this relatively peaceful corner of the Horn of Africa, where black-headed sheep scamper among the thorn bushes, dainty gerenuk balance on their hind legs to nibble from hardy shrubs, and skinny camels wearing rough-hewn bells lumber over rocky slopes, people long accustomed to a harsh environment find they cannot cope after years of below-average rainfall.
(3) I like the challenges that come with those that thrive in such adverse conditions, and there are plenty: woodland species that make the most of what little sunlight hits the leaf litter; ferns that like dripping cave mouths and cliff faces cast in gloom; and small shrubs that eke out a living under bigger things, such as butcher’s broom ( Ruscus aculeatus ) and fragrant sweet box ( sarcoccoca ).
(4) This study investigated the effect of prolonged ingestion of Leucaena leucocephala, a leguminous shrub with a potential as a source of animal feed in Southern Taiwan, by heifers on serum thyroid hormone levels.
(5) The group, which entered through a fence around the Lincolnshire at 8am and included a Catholic priest and an Anglican priest, managed to set up banners and plant a "peace garden" consisting of a number of shrubs before they were arrested.
(6) It is concluded that these goats have a feeding habit similar to that of cattle rather than resting their forelimbs on the shrubs while nibbling the leaves as recorded in Asian goats.
(7) Glia shrubs in the cerebellar cortex appeared to be formed along the apical dendrite of Purkinje cells.
(8) The ACMD report described it as a herbal product made up of the leaves and shoots of the shrub Catha edulis, which releases a mild stimulant after being chewed for about an hour and three quarters.
(9) About half of the species eaten came from the dense herb and shrub layers.
(10) But over in the hospital, beyond the fences and shrubs, there is movement.
(11) According to the Garden Bridge trust, the new crossing would feature not only shrubs, trees, plants, benches and even "intimate walkways", but would also serve as a direct link between the South Bank and Covent Garden and Soho.
(12) Away from the city, green gives way to bush, then desert pockmarked with shrubs.
(13) The most favourable biotope for the circulation of Ixodes ticks, which are the principal vectors of the virus, is provided by the margins of these natural forests and their supplementary shrub communities.
(14) The following risk factors were assessed: black fly bites, presence of rodents at home, exposure to cereal dust, exposure to fumes or dust released by tree and shrub removal, and exposure to insecticides.
(15) I'm in St Ives in Cornwall, strolling around the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, a thickly growing, almost tropical space where tree, plant, shrub and sculpture live in perfect harmony.
(16) There is a widespread practice among people living in Eastern Africa and Southern Arabia of chewing the leaves of the Khat shrub so as to produce pharmacological effects that are practically indistinguishable from those produced by amphetamine (AMPH).
(17) Herbicides are a heterogeneous class of chemicals used in agriculture, forestry, and urban settings to kill weeds, shrubs, and broad-leaved trees.
(18) Shrubs and trees, especially of the Rosaceae (primarily species of Prunus), were particularly important as nectar sources and bloomed concurrently with the appearance of nulliparous females.
(19) Cathinone is an active ingredient in the leaves of the Khat shrub.
(20) Therefore, during the spring and fall, activities that take place in high-shrub areas or in the woods (e.g., landscaping, trail or brush clearing) involve a high risk of exposure to adult ticks infected with Lyme disease.