| 单词 | sprue grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmassprue grass Asparagus with very thin, tender stalks. Also more fully sprue grass. Cf. sparrowgrass n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [noun] > asparagus > inferior sprue1730 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > asparagus > types of sprue1730 Bath asparagus1791 thorny asparagus1832 1730 C. Carter Compl. Pract. Cook 30 First take Spinach and Sorrel, Parsly, Lettice, and Onions; boil all these down in fair Water very well with some Sprue, that is, small Asparagus. 1822 H. Phillips Hist. Cultivated Veg. (ed. 2) I. 32 The small sprue-grass forms a part of most of our spring pottages. 1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 41 Throw in the sprue and let it boil very fast until tender. 1895 Times 3 Apr. 3/4 Sprue, 9d. to 1s.; asparagus, 1s. 6d. to 3s. per bundle. 1917 C. H. Senn Meals without Meat (ed. 2) 35 Prepare a bundle of green asparagus or large sprue, cut the tender part into 2-inch lengths, and cook them in slightly salted water. 1994 Country Life 2 June 84/1 The variety [of asparagus] was what we would regard more as sprue grass. 2016 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 10 Apr. (Living section) Asparagus is sold graded as sprue (fine), jumbo sized, select and extra select. < as lemmas |
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