| 单词 | earth chestnut |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth chestnut earth chestnut n. (a) = earthnut n. 1; †(b) = earth-mouse n. (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > earth-nut earthnutOE 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. < as lemmas |
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