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单词 crinkleroot
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crinklerootn.

Brit. /ˈkrɪŋklruːt/, U.S. /ˈkrɪŋk(ə)lˌrut/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crinkle n.1, root n.1
Etymology: < crinkle n.1 + root n.1, so called on account of its shape.
North American.
A toothwort or pepper root (genus Cardamine, family Brassicaceae ( Cruciferae)).
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crinkleroot1847
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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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