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单词 earth chestnut
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earth chestnut
earth chestnut n. (a) = earthnut n. 1; (b) = earth-mouse n. (obsolete rare).
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earth chestnut1578
kipper-nut1597
pignuta1616
groundnut1653
gernut1691
fur-nut1804
yar-nut1828
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > earth-nut or plant
earthnutOE
earth chestnut1578
cipper-nut1653
hog-nut1771
swine-bread1888
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. xxiii. 579 The roote is lyke Bulbus, and in taste is much lyke to the Chestnut: in consyderation whereof, it may well be called..in English, Earth Chestnut.
1854 P. L. Simmonds Comm. Products Veg. Kingdom ii. 374 Lathyrus tuberosus, called by the peasants the earth mouse, on account of its form, and the earth chestnut on account of its taste.
1866 Wilts. Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. 9 242 The tuber..is sought after by children of the Wiltshire peasantry under the name of Earth-nut or Earth-chestnut, from its resemblance to the latter fruit in flavour.
1912 W. Tibbles Foods xxv. 691 Groundnut (Pignut, Earth Chestnut): The tuberous root of Bunium bulbocastanum.
1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 39 Earth Chestnut, Tuberous Caraway... Underground and out of sight it produces black starchy tubers, each an inch or so across.
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