| 单词 | maris peer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMaris Peer attributive. Used in the names of varieties of potato, barley, and other crops developed by the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge, as Maris Peer, Maris Ranger, etc. Maris Piper n. a popular variety of potato having smooth, oval tubers with creamy flesh. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato > types of baker1651 Irish potato1664 sprout1771 London lady1780 ox-noble1794 pink-eye1795 kidney1796 Suriname1796 round1800 yam potato1801 bluenose1803 yam1805 bead-potato1808 Murphy1811 lumper1840 blue1845 salmon1845 merino1846 regent1846 pink1850 redskin potato1851 fluke1868 snowflake1882 magnum1889 ware1894 snowdrop1900 King Edward1902 Majestic1917 red1926 fingerling1930 Pentland1959 chipper1961 Maris Peer1963 Maris Piper1963 1963 Ann. Rep. Plant Breeding Inst. (Cambr.) 1961–2 iii. 22 It has been decided to adopt a new system of naming varieties that are produced by the Institute... The system will be a binomial nomenclature in which the first word will be ‘Maris’ and the second a word which will, as far as possible, be referable to the particular crop by its first letter, or letters. Thus, the two new varieties of barley have been named Maris Badger and Maris Baldric, and the new potato variety will be known as Maris Peer. 1963 Times 22 Apr. 2/6 The institute has itself produced a new second early potato, Maris Peer. 1970 Times 14 July 10/6 Maris Piper is resistant to eel worm. 1982 D. Smith Compl. Cookery Course 279 Maris Piper, King Edward, and Desirée are all good varieties for serving in their jackets. 1991 Smallholder Oct. 11/3 The yellow rust epidemics which followed the introduction of wheat varieties such as Maris Ranger and Professor Marchal, are no longer seen. < as lemmas |
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