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单词 runcle
释义

runclen.

Brit. /ˈrʌŋkl/, U.S. /ˈrəŋk(ə)l/
Forms: 1700s 1900s– runcle, 1700s 1900s– runkel.
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Runkel.
Etymology: < German Runkel, probably short for Runkelrübe (1761 or earlier) < a first element of uncertain origin (perhaps a metaphorical use of a form related to Runks and Runke large piece of bread, also of uncertain origin) + Rübe (see rape n.5).
Now rare.
Any of several varieties of the beet, Beta vulgaris, esp. one used for sugar production.
ΚΠ
1788 G. Washington Diary 7 Apr. (1979) V. 298 I sowed..the Seed of the Runkel Recbar or Root of Scarcity.
1799 H. Marsh in A. Young Ann. Agric. 370 No mention is made, however, of the mode of refining the runcle sugar.
1901 Consular Rep. (U.S. Bureau Foreign Commerce) Nov. 327 (table) Runkel’ and sugar beet seed.
1918 Commerce Rep. (U.S. Dept. Commerce) III. 821 The crop prospects for runcle beets, yellow beets, and field vegetables are also under normal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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