| 单词 | water maize |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater maize water maize n. [ < water n. + maize n., after French maïs d'eau or its model Spanish maiz del agua (both 1835 in the same source, or earlier)] rare the edible starchy seeds of the giant water lily of South America, Victoria amazonica; the plant itself. ΚΠ 1838 Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24 14 The seeds, as large as peas, are used as food under the name of Water maize. 1900 Amer. Dict. & Cycl. X. 4409/3 The plant is..called Water Maize by the natives of the region where it grows. < as lemmas |
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