| 单词 | crown end |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrown end crown end n. (a) the end of a root or tuber that forms a crown (sense 21a); (b) the end of a cutting or scion that was closest to or formed the tip of the stem or branch from which it was taken; (c) the end of a fruit, opposite to the stem end, which contains a crown (sense 9b). ΚΠ 1790 Trans. Soc. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce 8 24 Dig up, in the beginning of October, some Potatoes... Amongst the largest will be found some that have, in different parts, different degrees of moisture, the least at the butt, and the most at the crown end. 1848 Horticulturalist Dec. 277/1 Hold the scion in your left hand by the upper or crown end. 1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) I. 630/2 The sets should be cut with a sharp knife, be pretty large in size, and taken from the rose or crown end of the tubers. 1954 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 63 31 The crown end of the tuber was chewed and gave much starchy food. 2005 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 Nov. d5 To remove seeds easily, cut crown end off pomegranate, then lightly score rind from top to bottom five or six times around the fruit. < as lemmas |
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