| 单词 | tobacco-root |
| 释义 | > as lemmastobacco-root tobacco-root n. a name for the root of the North American plant Lewisia rediviva, used as food by the Indians; also = valerian n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > valerian valerianc1386 setwalla1400 spike celtic1540 capon's-tail1548 phu1562 poor man's remedy1657 spikenard1688 countryman's treacle1745–7 tobacco-root1845 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > other root vegetables or plants producing them skirret-root1565 Spanish nut1597 oca1604 tuckahoe1612 sisyrinchium1629 sedge-root1648 arrowroot1681 breadroot1756 tannia1756 rush nut1783 wapato1796 cous1806 prairie turnip1811 prairie potato1828 native potato1833 murnong1836 Tartarian bread1836 biscuitroot1837 tobacco-root1845 amadumbi1851 chufa1860 yam-bean1864 parsnip chervil1866 tiger-nut1887 yautia1899 wasabi1903 1845 J. C. Frémont Rep. Exploring Exped. Rocky Mts. 135 I ate here, for the first time, the kooyah, or tobacco root, (valeriana edulis). 1864 Chamb. Encycl. VI. 109/2 Lewisia..rediviva... Its roots are gathered in great quantities by the Indians... It is called Tobacco Root because, when cooked, it has a tobacco-like smell. 1919 E. L. Sturtevant Notes Edible Plants 589 Tobacco Root. Valerian. Ohio to Wisconsin and westward. < as lemmas |
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