| 单词 | chia seed |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschia seed An annual, typically purple-flowering plant native to Mexico, Salvia hispanica (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), which is cultivated from the south-western United States to Argentina for its greyish, oily, mucilaginous seed, used in various foods and beverages and historically was a staple food of the Nahuatl people; (also) any of several similar plants of the genus Salvia, esp. S. columbariae. Frequently attributive, as chia oil, chia seed, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > other labiate plants dictamnusOE MarrubiumOE dittany1552 water horehound1578 bush basil1597 gypsy herb1726 Perilla1783 gypsywort1787 Malabar catmint1813 chia1832 nettle geranium1860 gas plant1863 coleus1885 1832 T. F. Gordon Hist. Anc. Mexico viii. 316 The soldier, who had a small bag of flour of maize and chia, thought himself amply provided. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. i. vi. 166 He fell in with a girl who was reaping chian [1873 chia],—a Mexican plant, the seed of which was much used in the drinks of the country. 1872 J. Rudolphy Pharmaceut. Directory (ed. 2) 3 Salvia hispanica. Chia seed. 1876 Bot. Bull. 1 17 Chia was among the Nahua races of Ancient Mexico as regularly cultivated as corn. 1919 J. S. Chase Calif. Desert Trails 78 The nourishing properties of chia seed should be better known. 1954 E. W. Eckey Veg. Fats & Oils xxi. 733 Chia oil..from the seed of Salvia hispanica, a shrub which grows wild in Mexico, resembles perilla oil. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Dec. ix. 2/3 Sabina..is on hand every night to serve things like sugar-free chia-seed pudding and pumpkin sage risotto with pomegranate. < as lemmas |
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