| 单词 | south sea arrowroot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSouth Sea arrowroot South Sea arrowroot n. now rare the pia, Tacca leontopetaloides (formerly T. pinnatifida), a plant grown on some Pacific islands for its starchy tubers; (also) †the starch produced from this plant (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > starch plants sago1555 sago-tree1681 pia1769 sago-palm1769 South Sea arrowroot1844 caladium1845 Tacca1866 sacsac1947 1844 Home Missionary Mag. July 202 Mrs John Rout..continues to have on sale, for the benefit of the Home Missionary Society..the South-Sea Arrowroot, in packets of 1lb. each. 1883 Australasian Med. Gaz. Oct. 1/2 An application of the scraped tuberous root of the pia, or South Sea arrowroot (Tacca pinnatifida), has been used by the natives of the Society Islands to the diseased skin. 1923 Geogr. Jrnl. 62 318 The soil..—an admirable compound for the coconut palm to flourish in, and for the South Sea arrowroot (Tacca pinnatifida). < as lemmas |
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