| 单词 | marrow-stem |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarrow-stem marrow-stem n. (in full marrow-stem kale) a variety of kale, a cross between kohlrabi and thousand-headed kale, with thick succulent stems grown for fodder; also called chou moellier. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > cabbage or kale > [noun] > marrow kale marrow kale1872 marrow-stem kale1920 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > cabbage or kale > marrow-stem kale marrow kale1872 marrow-stem kale1920 1920 Conquest Apr. 256/3 In place of grass it is possible to grow crops such as cabbage, vetches, rape, marrowstem kale, [etc.]. 1925 Malden & Nisbet in W. G. R. Paterson Farm Crops II. 191 The Marrow-stem Kale is what is known as a ‘variety-hybrid’. That is, it is the result of crossing two distinct varieties—the kohl-rabi and the Thousandhead Kale, each a variety of Brassica oleracea. 1925 Malden & Nisbet in W. G. R. Paterson Farm Crops II. 194 Mildews and moulds do less damage to the marrow stem than to turnips. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 170/1 Thousand-headed kale resists frost to a greater extent than marrow-stem. 1972 D. H. Robinson Fream's Elem. Agric. (ed. 15) x. 281 Marrowstem Kale is capable of producing very large quantities of greenstuff greatly relished by stock. 1989 G. M. de Rougemont Field Guide Crops Brit. & Europe 126/2 Marrow-stem Kale..has a much thickened (edible) stem up to 10 cm in diameter. < as lemmas |
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