The tuber of any of various plants of other families, esp. (in early use) †a cyclamen (obsolete) and (in later use) the nut grass Cyperus esculentus…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges > Cyperus or English galingale (6) earthnutc1300 The tuber of any of various plants of other families, esp. (in early use) †a cyclamen (obsolete) and (in later use) the nut grass Cyperus esculentus… cypressc1430 The Sweet Cyperus or Galingale. galangala1500 Now usually in form galingale. Frequently with distinguishing word. Any of certain sedges with aromatic rhizomes. English galingale?1550 the sedge Cyperus longus, having an aromatic rhizome formerly used in cookery and in medicinal preparations; (also) the root itself. Cyperus1597 A large genus of endogenous plants, giving its name to the family Cyperaceæ. About 700 species are described; C. longus is the Sweet Cyperus, or… nut grass1750 Either of two widely naturalized small sedges whose roots form nutlike tubers, Cyperus rotundus (also called purple nut grass), which is a… |
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