cacoonn.

/kəˈkuːn/

Etymology: Perhaps < an African language.

The large flat polished bean of a climbing tropical shrub, Entada scandens (family Leguminosæ), which has jointed pods six or eight feet long, containing in each joint one of these beans, about 2 inches across and half an inch thick. They are made into snuff-boxes, scent-bottles, spoons, etc., and are sometimes sold in the streets of London as West Indian Filberts.

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sea-bean1696

cacoon1854

segra1864

sequa1866

scimitar pod1871

Queensland bean1889

1854 P. L. Simmonds Comm. Products Veg. Kingdom The horse-eyes and Cacoons of Jamaica..yield a considerable quantity of oil or fat.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 265 The pods..contain from ten to fifteen hard, brown, shining, flattened seeds, called cacoons.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cacoon
释义	cacoonn. /kəˈkuːn/ Etymology: Perhaps < an African language. The large flat polished bean of a climbing tropical shrub, Entada scandens (family Leguminosæ), which has jointed pods six or eight feet long, containing in each joint one of these beans, about 2 inches across and half an inch thick. They are made into snuff-boxes, scent-bottles, spoons, etc., and are sometimes sold in the streets of London as West Indian Filberts. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > cacoon plant or bean sea-bean1696 cacoon1854 segra1864 sequa1866 scimitar pod1871 Queensland bean1889 1854 P. L. Simmonds Comm. Products Veg. Kingdom The horse-eyes and Cacoons of Jamaica..yield a considerable quantity of oil or fat. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 265 The pods..contain from ten to fifteen hard, brown, shining, flattened seeds, called cacoons. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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