单词 | red fife |
释义 | Red Fifen. A high-quality, rust-resistant variety of spring wheat, probably originally of Ukrainian origin, popularized in Canada in the second half of the 19th cent. Also Red Fife wheat. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > wheat > types of wheat grain or plant spelta1000 farc1420 ador?1440 flaxen wheat?1523 Peak-wheat?1523 red wheat?1523 white wheat?1523 duck-bill wheat1553 zea1562 alica1565 buck1577 amelcorn1578 horse-flower1578 tiphe1578 pollard1580 rivet1580 Saracen's corn1585 French wheat1593 Lammas-wheat1594 starch corn1597 St. Peter's corn1597 frumenty1600 secourgeon1600 polwheat1601 duck-wheat1611 kidneys of wheat1611 ograve wheat1616 soft wheat1640 cone-wheat1677 Lammas1677 Poland wheat1686 Saracen corn1687 pole rivet1707 Smyrna wheat1735 hard wheat1757 hen corn1765 velvet wheat1771 white straw1771 nonpareil1805 thick-set wheat1808 cone1826 farro1828 Polish wheat1832 velvet-ear wheat1837 sarrasin1840 mummy wheat1842 snowdrop1844 Red Fife1857 flint-wheat1859 dinkel1866 thick-set1875 spring1884 macaroni wheat1901 einkorn1904 marquis1906 durum1908 emmer1908 hedgehog wheat1909 speltoid1939 1851 Watchman (St. Thomas, Canada) 1 Feb. 2/4 In another column will be found an article on the ‘Fife Wheat’ which is held in such high estimation..by all who have tried it.] 1857 Wisconsin Mirror 13 Oct. 1/2 The old Siberian (spring) variety, maintained here its ancient reputation, holding equal rank with its new and more pretentious rivals, such as the club, (white and red) Fife, &c. 1883 Prince Albert (Sask.) Times 3 Oct. 6/2 Try it and be convinced, and by all means give the ‘red fyfe’ the preference. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 28 Dec. 2/1 The quantity and quality of Red Fife..is as fine as ever. 1965 I. Reekie Along Old Melita Trail x. 150 Marquis wheat, developed from a cross of Red Fife, was released in 1911. 2007 Owen Sound (Ont.) Sun Times (Nexis) 30 Nov. a1 He grows and processes red fife wheat, a heritage variety that was grown widely in Ontario during the 19th century, but is now reduced to a rarity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857 |
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