| 释义 |
† ˈearth-apple Obs.
[f. earth n.1]
1. In OE. ? A cucumber; also = glossarial L. mandragora.
c1000ælfric Num. xi. 5 Cucumeres þæt synd eorþæppla. c1000― Gloss. in Wr.-Wülcker 136 Mandragora, eorðæppel.
2. = sow-bread (? Cyclamen europæum).
1601Holland Pliny II. 300 Cankerous sores are cured with the root of Sowbread, which we call the earth-apple.
3. ? The potato [transl. Fr. pomme de terre]. In mod. Dicts. |