eddoesn.

/ˈɛdəʊz/

Forms: Also edoes, eddas, edders, eddy (in eddy-root).

Etymology: An African word, from the language of the Gold Coast (now Ghana).

‘The tuberous stems of various araceous plants, as Colocasia esculenta..Caladium bicolor, etc.’ ( Treasury Bot.). eddy-root n. the root of the taro ( Colocasia macrorhiza).

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1685 N. Crouch Eng. Empire in Amer. x. 142 Carrots, Potatoes, and Edoes, a substantial wholesome nourishing Root.

1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 227 The different species of Eddas are distinguished into the blue Eddas, the scratching Eddas, and the roasting Eddas.

1784 J. King Cook's Voy. Pacific III. v. vi. 106 Extensive plantations consist of the tarrow or eddy root, and the sweet potatoe.

1803 T. Winterbottom Acct. Native Africans Sierra Leone I. iv. 64 (note) Eddoes, arum sagittæ folium, have been introduced by the Nova Scotian settlers.

1841 J. W. Orderson Creoleana ii. 10 Yams, potatoes, and eddoes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	eddoes
释义	eddoesn. /ˈɛdəʊz/ Forms: Also edoes, eddas, edders, eddy (in eddy-root). Etymology: An African word, from the language of the Gold Coast (now Ghana). ‘The tuberous stems of various araceous plants, as Colocasia esculenta..Caladium bicolor, etc.’ ( Treasury Bot.). eddy-root n. the root of the taro ( Colocasia macrorhiza). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > [noun] > stem of vegetable eddoes1685 stick1727 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > taro > eddoes plant or stem colocasiac1420 eddoes1685 1685 N. Crouch Eng. Empire in Amer. x. 142 Carrots, Potatoes, and Edoes, a substantial wholesome nourishing Root. 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 227 The different species of Eddas are distinguished into the blue Eddas, the scratching Eddas, and the roasting Eddas. 1784 J. King Cook's Voy. Pacific III. v. vi. 106 Extensive plantations consist of the tarrow or eddy root, and the sweet potatoe. 1803 T. Winterbottom Acct. Native Africans Sierra Leone I. iv. 64 (note) Eddoes, arum sagittæ folium, have been introduced by the Nova Scotian settlers. 1841 J. W. Orderson Creoleana ii. 10 Yams, potatoes, and eddoes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1685
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