| 单词 | hand of ginger |
| 释义 | > as lemmashand of ginger b. A piece of ginger rhizome as typically sold, of the approximate size and shape of a hand. Frequently in hand of ginger. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > ginger plants > ginger root gingereOE green ginger1393 ginger root1597 ginger racea1658 hand1850 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 119 I have sometimes seen a hand of ginger weigh near half a pound. 1850 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 9 213 The dried rhizome..occurs in flattish, jointed or branched, lobed, palmate pieces, called hands. 1907 A. H. Kirby Hints School Gardens 44 Cut the hands of ginger into pieces, each about 2 inches long, so that there are one or two buds on each piece. 2007 H. Willinsky Jerk Jamaica i. 13/2 A full hand of ginger is usually 4 to 6 inches long. < as lemmas |
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