单词 | crinkleroot |
释义 | crinklerootn. North American. A toothwort or pepper root (genus Cardamine, family Brassicaceae ( Cruciferae)). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Cruciferae (crucifers) > [noun] > toothwort or pepperwort dentarie1578 coralwort1597 toothed violet1597 toothwort1668 dentaria1819 crinkleroot1847 pepperwort1854 tooth-cress1863 1847 Knickerbocker 29 377 Sassafras is ‘coming good’ now too in the woods; and so is ‘crinkle-root’. 1899 H. Van Dyke Fisherman's Luck iv. 74 Crinkle-root is spicy, but you must partake of it delicately, or it will bite your tongue. 1943 M. L. Fernald & A. C. Kinsey Edible Wild Plants Eastern N. Amer. 22 Good substitutes for Horseradish are found in the roots of Crinkle-root and Spring-Cress. 1977 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Apr. 8/3 There was my ignorance about the edible plant called crinkleroot (or wrinkleroot as one lady has it). 2002 W. G. Schmid Encycl. Shade Perennials 127/1 The..common name, toothwort..alludes to the rootstock's crinkled shape, which resembles teeth (this gave rise to still another common name, crinkleroot). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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