| 释义 |
kipper-nut
[Origin unknown.
The conjecture of Hempl (Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. America XIV. 455) that kipper is here a variant of pepper, pickle, in sense ‘pungent’, does not seem justified.]
1. = earth-nut 1.
1597Gerarde Herbal ii. ccccxv. 905 Earth Nut, Earth Chestnut, or Kipper Nut. 1611Cotgr., Noix chastaigne, the earth nut, Kipper nut, earth Chestnut. 1722Quincy Lex. Phys. Med. (ed. 2) 348 The Earth-nut, Kipper-nut or Pig-nut. 1846Sowerby Brit. Bot. (ed. 3).
2. The tuber of the Heath-pea: = earth-nut 2.
1863Prior Pop. Names Brit. Plants. 1879Britten & Holland Plant-n. |