| 单词 | earth almond |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth almond earth almond n. [compare German Erdmandel (1795 or earlier)] the edible tuber of the nut grass Cyperus esculentus; (also) the plant itself; cf. earthnut n. 2. ΚΠ 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening i. iii. 889 The Earth Almond, or Rush Nut, Cyperus esculentus. 1856 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1855: Agric. p. xiii, in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (34th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 12) VI The Earth Almond, or Chufa, (Cyperus esculentus), a small tuberous esculent, from the south of Spain, has naturalised itself to our climate and soil. 1943 T. S. Githens & C. E. Wood Food Resources of Afr. 73 The Tiger Nut or Earth Almond..is more important in North Africa in its role of a weed than in that of a food. 2006 M. Pearson & M. Westerman Spain from Backpack 45 I bought a refreshing horchata, the milky, partially frozen Valencian drink made from chufas (earth almonds). < as lemmas |
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