| 单词 | turkey corn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTurkey corn Turkey corn n. an old name for Indian corn. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > maize maizea1544 Turkey corn1597 turkey wheat1598 Indian corn1604 Indian1641 Turkish wheat1670 mealies1801 kanga1843 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize Turkey corn1597 turkey wheat1598 Indian corn1604 Indian1641 Turkish wheat1670 mealies1801 kanga1843 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 74 Of Turkie cornes there be diuers sorts. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mays,..Turkie corne, Turkie wheat. 1865 H. Wedgwood Dict. Eng. Etymol. (at cited word) It is singular that a bird which came from America should have been considered as a Turkey fowl, but the same is the case with maize, which was called Turkey corn or Turkey wheat, French bled de Turquie. < as lemmas |
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