earth-balln.

Brit.

/ˈəːθbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈərθˌbɔl/,

/ˈərθˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, ball n.¹

Etymology: < earth n.¹ + ball n.¹ With sense 2a compare earlier earthnut n. 3. In sense 2b after puffball n.; compare earlier earth-puff n. at earth n.¹ Compounds 8a.

1. A ball of earth, esp. that surrounding the roots of a plant.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > clod > adhering to roots

clod1693

mote1693

ball1771

earth-ball1815

1815 Literary Panorama May 187 His Lordship..assured me they were planted in the actual Red Bog, without any compost or earth balls which might be presumed necessary.

1850 E. C. Otté & H. G. Bohn tr. A. von Humboldt Views of Nature 143 They are so partial to clay, that even in the dry season..they [sc. Otomac Indians] still partake of some of these earth-balls, by way of a bonne bouche after their regular meals.

1914 St. Nicholas Aug. 928/1 Bring the tree which is to be planted here, close up alongside the hole, with the earth-ball partly over the hole and resting on its edge.

1943 B. O. Dodge & H. W. Rickett Dis. & Pests Ornamental Plants ii. 289 They [sc. root aphids] infest roots which are easily accessible, especially those just outside the earth ball.

2004 R. Weinberg Garden Reborn 132 Before you buy such a tree from a nursery, look to see if it has an adequate earth ball for its height.

†a. The fruiting body of a subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber; a truffle. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > mushrooms or edible fungi > truffle or underground fungus

truffle1591

truff1633

earthnutc1660

trub1668

swine-bread1677

tuber1704

deer-ball1854

earth-ball1863

hart's-balls1866

hart's-truffle1866

Perigord truffle1869

oak-truffle1874

1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 71 Earth-Balls, truffles, balls that grow in the earth.

1864 All Year Round 30 Jan. 535/1 Earth-balls is the English name of tuber cibarium, called by the French truffles.

b. Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma, having a yellowish-brown fruiting body which is superficially similar to a puffball, but poisonous, and with firmer flesh and darker spores.

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the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [noun] > names applied to various types

spunk1665

black knot1840

parasol1870

earth-ball1925

1925 R. T. Rolfe & F. W. Rolfe Romance of Fungus World x. 220 There is also the ‘False Truffle’ or Earth Ball, (Scleroderma vulgare)..in which a large trade is done.

1934 Times 20 Oct. 8/3 Deathcaps, earth-balls, birds' nests, elf-cups, fairy clubs, and many others.

1986 D. Arora Mushrooms Demystified (ed. 2) 707 As their name implies, earthballs are often buried or partially buried before maturity, leading to possible confusion with the false truffles.

1999 Nat. Hist. Sept. 48 (caption) The poisonous common earth-ball (Scleroderma aurantium), which can be mistaken for an edible puffball.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earth-ball
释义	earth-balln. Brit. /ˈəːθbɔːl/, U.S. /ˈərθˌbɔl/, /ˈərθˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, ball n.¹ Etymology: < earth n.¹ + ball n.¹ With sense 2a compare earlier earthnut n. 3. In sense 2b after puffball n.; compare earlier earth-puff n. at earth n.¹ Compounds 8a. 1. A ball of earth, esp. that surrounding the roots of a plant. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > clod > adhering to roots clod1693 mote1693 ball1771 earth-ball1815 1815 Literary Panorama May 187 His Lordship..assured me they were planted in the actual Red Bog, without any compost or earth balls which might be presumed necessary. 1850 E. C. Otté & H. G. Bohn tr. A. von Humboldt Views of Nature 143 They are so partial to clay, that even in the dry season..they [sc. Otomac Indians] still partake of some of these earth-balls, by way of a bonne bouche after their regular meals. 1914 St. Nicholas Aug. 928/1 Bring the tree which is to be planted here, close up alongside the hole, with the earth-ball partly over the hole and resting on its edge. 1943 B. O. Dodge & H. W. Rickett Dis. & Pests Ornamental Plants ii. 289 They [sc. root aphids] infest roots which are easily accessible, especially those just outside the earth ball. 2004 R. Weinberg Garden Reborn 132 Before you buy such a tree from a nursery, look to see if it has an adequate earth ball for its height. 2. †a. The fruiting body of a subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber; a truffle. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > mushrooms or edible fungi > truffle or underground fungus truffle1591 truff1633 earthnutc1660 trub1668 swine-bread1677 tuber1704 deer-ball1854 earth-ball1863 hart's-balls1866 hart's-truffle1866 Perigord truffle1869 oak-truffle1874 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 71 Earth-Balls, truffles, balls that grow in the earth. 1864 All Year Round 30 Jan. 535/1 Earth-balls is the English name of tuber cibarium, called by the French truffles. b. Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma, having a yellowish-brown fruiting body which is superficially similar to a puffball, but poisonous, and with firmer flesh and darker spores. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [noun] > names applied to various types spunk1665 black knot1840 parasol1870 earth-ball1925 1925 R. T. Rolfe & F. W. Rolfe Romance of Fungus World x. 220 There is also the ‘False Truffle’ or Earth Ball, (Scleroderma vulgare)..in which a large trade is done. 1934 Times 20 Oct. 8/3 Deathcaps, earth-balls, birds' nests, elf-cups, fairy clubs, and many others. 1986 D. Arora Mushrooms Demystified (ed. 2) 707 As their name implies, earthballs are often buried or partially buried before maturity, leading to possible confusion with the false truffles. 1999 Nat. Hist. Sept. 48 (caption) The poisonous common earth-ball (Scleroderma aurantium), which can be mistaken for an edible puffball. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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