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单词 turbinaceous
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turbinaceousadj.1

/təːbɪˈneɪʃəs/
Etymology: < Latin turbo, turbin-em: see turbo n. and -aceous suffix.
rare.
Resembling the gastropod genus Turbo; top-shaped.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > spiral or scroll-like
turbinated1615
involute1661
turbinate1661
whorled1776
involuted1816
turbiniform1826
turbinaceous1842
inrolled1881
turbinal1883
1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 53/1 Siphonostomata..Turbinella... Turbinaceous and spiny species.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

turbinaceousadj.2

Forms: 1800s turbinacious.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin turba , -in- , -acious suffix.
Etymology: Irregularly < post-classical Latin turba turf, peat (see turf n.1) + -in- + -acious suffix, apparently by confusion with < classical Latin turbin- , turbo whirlwind, spinning top (see turbo n. and compare turbinaceous adj.1).
Obsolete.
Pertaining to peat; peaty; flavoured with peat-smoke.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [adjective] > peat-flavoured
turbinaceous1823
peated1935
1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. xiii. 305 The real turbinacious flavour [of the whisky] no sooner reached the nose of the Captain, than the beverage was turned down his throat.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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