| 单词 | abyssinian banana |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAbyssinian banana Abyssinian banana n. the ensete, Ensete ventricosum, a relative of the banana native to north-east Africa where it is cultivated as a food crop for its starchy stem and root. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > banana > types of apple of paradise1572 plantain1582 Adam's apple1588 plantain1756 ensete1790 fei1829 Abyssinian banana1859 honey banana1877 scarlet banana1885 Canary banana1889 lady's finger banana1893 Gros Michel1913 honey1938 1859 Mag. Hort., Bot., & Rural Affairs 25 375 Among the last is the most extraordinary plant in all our collections, the gigantic Abyssinian Banana (musa ensete), described and figured by no author save the celebrated Bruce. 1913 W. Fawcett Banana xxviii. 204 The Abyssinian banana (Musa Ensete) is a native of damp valleys in Abyssinia. 1989 Atlantic Sept. 28/1 Seven to eight million Ethiopians eat the starchy center of the stem of the ensete, or Abyssinian banana. 2005 C. Holliday Sharp Gardening 46 The foliage of cannas and hedychiums looks at home near the paddle-shaped leaves of the Abyssinian banana, Ensete ventricosum. < as lemmas |
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