Originally: an edible root, as a carrot or parsnip. Later gen.: the root of a tree or plant; the fibrous roots of a tap root, etc. Also: tree…
| 单词 | θ46791 |
| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] (172) moreeOE Originally: an edible root, as a carrot or parsnip. Later gen.: the root of a tree or plant; the fibrous roots of a tap root, etc. Also: tree… rootOE The persistent underground part of a plant (see sense 2) used for eating or (esp. formerly) as a source of medicine. Now esp.: the fleshy and… bread-kind1697 Food similar to bread, in providing a source of carbohydrate. In later use esp.: (Caribbean) yams, sweet potatoes, plantains, or similar starchy… provision1800 Caribbean. Usually in plural = ground-provisions n. at ground, n. compounds 2a. veld-kos1834 (see quot.). Subcategories:— slice of root (1) — carrot (4) — beet or beetroot (10) — radish (8) — potato (51) — sweet potato (15) — yam (4) — cassava (4) — taro (6) — parsnip (3) — turnip (17) — celeriac (1) — chicory (4) — quamash (3) — Jerusalem artichoke (3) — earth-nut (8) — other root vegetables (25) |
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