单词 | pudina |
释义 | pudinan. Originally South Asian. Any of several kinds of mint that grow in South Asia or are used in seasoning South Asian dishes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > culinary herbs > mint or spearmint minteOE spearmint1562 brown mint1597 mackerel mint1597 green mint1770 pudina1842 spire mint1863 1842 G. T. F. Speede Indian Hand-bk. Gardening (ed. 2) 183 The Common, or Spear-mint, Mentha viridis, Podeena, for culinary purposes. 1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. I. 836/1 Podeena is the common name of a species of mint cultivated in the gardens of North-Western India. 1954 S. Chowdhary Indian Cooking 190 (heading) Podina Chutney mint chutney. 1998 K. T. Achaya Hist. Dict. Indian Food 159 Indian mint, pudina, called field mint in English, is Mentha arvensis, a perennial herb native to hilly northwest India. 2001 Times 30 Nov. ii. 8/4 I can sniff out fresh pudina at ten paces. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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