单词 | datil |
释义 | datiln. Chiefly North American. 1. A white-flowered yucca, Yucca baccata, native to deserts in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Also: the edible, fleshy banana-shaped fruit of this plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > cassava or cassava plant manioca1544 cassava1555 yucca1555 Indian bread1597 cassadaa1643 datil1882 1882 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 549/2 The somewhat sweet fruit of the datila, or Spanish bayonet, is rendered sweeter by a like process. 1912 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1911 452 The yucca which is of greatest economic importance, perhaps, is the datil (Yucca baccata..), which grows in the foothills of the northern part of the state. 1948 Southwestern Rev. Summer 246/2 I saw a heap, a whole bunch, of the datiles turn themselves loose from the stem on which they grew and fall right at the coyote's mouth. 1977 Santa Fe New Mexican 1 May (Viva Mag.) 7/1 Probably the most useful yucca as far as a food source goes, is the banana yucca or datil, which is also called the soapweed. 2008 R. Nold High & Dry vii. 320 Though planting it in a lawn may be asking for trouble, Yucca baccata (banana yucca, datil) is a spectacular plant. 2. More fully datil pepper. A very spicy variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum chinense, chiefly cultivated in the southern United States and used esp. in the Spanish-influenced cuisine of parts of Florida. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > capsicum > types of green pepper1565 case pepper1631 bird pepper1696 bell-pepper1707 goat peppera1726 bayberry1756 bird's eye pepper1829 bird's eye1842 pimiento1845 bird's eye chilli1851 paprika1851 pimento1885 datil1900 chile ancho1906 chile mulato1907 pasilla1929 jalapeño pepper1949 poblano1950 Serrano1952 chile poblano1972 1900 Success with Flowers Oct. 24/2 (advt.) Try datil, or lemon pepper. Delightful aromatic flavour. Absolutely the finest Peppers in the world. 1947 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 25 Jan. 4/2 I had only half a dozen datil peppers, but put them in a jar and poured hot vinegar over them. 1995 Florida Hist. Q. 74 146 About 40 to 50 commercial growers cultivate small plots of the Datil, making it the first Capiscum chinense to be grown for profit in the United States. 2000 W. W. Weaver 100 Vegetables 61 When the datil is fully ripe, it is also highly aromatic, which is why it has been so popular as a sauce pepper. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882 |
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