| 单词 | english galingale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEnglish galingale English galingale n. now rare the sedge Cyperus longus, having an aromatic rhizome formerly used in cookery and in medicinal preparations; (also) the root itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges > Cyperus or English galingale earthnutc1300 cypressc1430 galangala1500 English galingale?1550 Cyperus1597 nut grass1750 ?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe sig. N.viv Item Englishe galingale stampt and sod w[ith] oyle, & plasteryd warme vpon the bone aboue the yarde, prouoketh vrine wythout doubt. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. xxiii. 346 The roote of Cy[p]erus or English Galangal, is hoate and dry in the third degree. 1648 J. Bobart Catalogus Plantarum Horti Medici Oxoniensis 22 Galanga Angl. (i) Cyper long. English Galingale. 1716 tr. J. P. de Tournefort Materia Medica (ed. 2) xi. 276 Pleasant aromatick Smell, pretty much resembling that of Cyprus or English Galingale. 1879 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants (ed. 3) 61 Cypress-root, or Sweet Cypress..a plant the aromatic roots of which are known as English galingale, Cyperus longus. 1993 S. Garland Compl. Bk. Herbs & Spices (2004) 29/1 English galingale, Cyperus longus, has similar medicinal uses [to Lesser galingale]. < as lemmas |
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