the edible root of the plant Sium sisarum, or, more frequently, the plant itself.
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| 释义 | 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 (28) skirret-root1565 the edible root of the plant Sium sisarum, or, more frequently, the plant itself. Spanish nut1597 (a) an iridaceous plant, Moræa sisyrinchium, the bulbs of which are eaten in Spain; (b) a variety of hazel-nut, Corylus colurna. oca1604 More fully oca plant: a South American oxalis, Oxalis tuberosa, cultivated for its edible tubers and sometimes for its acid leaves and flowers. Also… tuckahoe1612 Any of various thick, starchy rhizomes used by North American Indians as a source of food; esp. that of the arrow arum, Peltandra virginica. Also: a… sisyrinchium1629 A Mediterranean plant with an edible bulblike corm, the Barbary nut or Spanish nut, Moraea sisyrinchium (family Iridaceae); (with modifying word) any… sedge-root1648 (a) the tuber of various kinds of sedge (Cyperus esculentus, C. bulbosus, etc.) used in some countries as an article of food; (b) = sedging, n. arrowroot1681 More fully Indian arrowroot. A large perennial herb native to Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies, Maranta arundinacea (family M… breadroot1756 any of several North American leguminous plants of the genera Pediomelum and Psoralea which typically have edible tubers or bulbs traditionally used… tannia1756 A species of Caladium or Xanthosoma (X. sagittifolium), N.O. Araceæ, cultivated in Brazil, the West Indies, and tropical Africa, for its farinaceous… rush nut1783 the chufa, the edible tuber of the sedge Cyperus esculentus; also called earthnut. wapato1796 A tuber of the North American arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia or other plant of the genus Sagittaria, traditionally used as food by North American… cous1806 A herbaceous plant native to western North America, Lomatium cous (family Apiaceae), which has a starchy edible root previously used as a source… prairie turnip1811 the edible starchy root of a North American plant, Pediomelum esculentum of the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (also called breadroot); the plant… prairie potato1828 = prairie turnip n. native potato1833 any of several plants with edible tuberous roots; esp. (a) Australian the potato orchid, Gastrodia sesamoides, of Tasmania; (b) South African the… murnong1836 The plant Microseris scapigera (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), having a yellow flower resembling a dandelion; the edible tuberous root of this… Tartarian bread1836 In names of things of actual or supposed Tartar origin; as Tartarian bread n. (see quot. 1836). Tartarian lamb n. the ‘Scythian’ or ‘vegetable… biscuitroot1837 any of various North American plants having starchy edible roots, esp. of the genera Camassia (family Asparagaceae) and Lomatium (family Apiaceae)… tobacco-root1845 a name for the root of the North American plant Lewisia rediviva, used as food by the Indians; also = valerian, n. 1. amadumbi1851 = madumbi, n. chufa1860 The Earth Almond (Cyperus esculentus) a plant producing small tubers about the size of a bean. (In French souchet comestible or amande de terre.) yam-bean1864 either of two species of leguminous plants, Pachyrrhizus (Dolichos) tuberosus and angulatus, cultivated in the tropics for their pods and tubers… parsnip chervil1866 turnip-rooted chervil, Chaerophyllum bulbosum, a European plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) with a carrot-like taproot. tiger-nut1887 the edible rhizome of Cyperus esculentus, used locally as food, also eaten locally as a sweetmeat by children, and also medicinally; the rush-nut. yautia1899 In the West Indies, any of various herbaceous perennials of the genus Xanthosoma, esp. X. sagittifolia, which belong to the arum family and are… wasabi1903 A Japanese herb, Eutrema wasabi, whose thick root is used in Japanese cooking. Subcategories:— tree, shrub, or vine producing root vegetable (2) |
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