| 单词 | cola-nut |
| 释义 | > as lemmascola-nut 1. (With capital initial.) A genus of trees, family Sterculiaceæ, natives of western tropical Africa; esp. C. acuminata, which has been introduced into the West Indies and Brazil; its seed called cola-nut or cola-seed, about the size of a chestnut, brownish, and bitter, is largely used for chewing as a condiment and digestive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > yielding masticatory products > [noun] > cola tree or nut cola1795 kola1830 gourou-nut1870 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > chewing nuts areca1588 betel nut1681 cola1795 1795 Acc. Sierra Leone 240 Cola is a famous fruit, highly esteemed by the natives, to which they attribute the same virtues as to Peruvian bark. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 39 The Kola spoken of by African travellers, which, when chewed or sucked, renders the flavour of water, even if half putrid, agreeable. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. (at cited word) The practice of eating Cola extending as far as Fezzan and Tripoli. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Econ. Plants 127 The fruit is a follicle containing several nut-like seeds, which are called Cola or Goora Nuts. 1883–4 Medical Ann. 16/1 Cola nuts..are a perfect antidote to alcohol. < as lemmas |
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