单词 | amomum |
释义 | amomumn. An odoriferous plant. The Amomum of the ancients not being certainly identified, the word was used with uncertain denotation by earlier writers; it is now appropriated to a genus of aromatic plants (family Zingiberaceæ) including the species which yield Cardamoms and Grains of Paradise. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > amomum plants amome1382 amomuma1398 rose of Jerusalem1542 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > fruit or seed > grain of paradise grains of Paradise?a1366 amomuma1398 malagueta1568 paradise grains1705 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. viii. 908 Amomum haþ þat name for it smelleþ as canel doþ þat haþ cinamomum. 1551 W. Turner Herball (1568) 26 Amomum is a small bushe.. Some call it a christenmase rose. 1637 T. Nabbes Microcosmus in Dodsley IX 140 Perfumes, no Persian aromats, Pontic amomus, or Indian balsam Can imitate. a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. ii. 523 Let Araby extol her happy coast Her Cinnamon and, sweet Amomum boast. 1754 J. Hill Useful Family Herbal 9 An English Plant, thence called also Amomum. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Wks. I 21 And prickly brier amomum yield. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < |
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