单词 | clearing-nut |
释义 | > as lemmasclearing-nut clearing-nut n. a tree-fruit used by the Indians to clear muddy water for use; also the tree ( Strychnos potatorum). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding soap > [noun] > fruit or nut yielding soap > clearing-nut fruit or tree clearing-nut1842 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 152/2 Strychnos potatorum, Clearing-nut, has..berries containing only one seed. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1106/2 The seeds known in that country [India] as Clearing Nuts. < as lemmas |
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