单词 | endive |
释义 | endiven. The name of two species of Chicory ( Cichorium, family Compositæ). a. C. Intybus, now called Wild Endive, Succory, or Chicory, indigenous in Europe, and common in a wild state in many parts of England. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > leaf vegetables > [noun] > endive endivec1440 endive1832 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > endive endivec1440 garden succory1538 intube1657 endive1832 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 140 Endyve, herbe, endivia. 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. i. 21 But in Summer we can allow a moderate use of Herbs..as Endive, Succory, Sorrel. b. In modern use chiefly applied to C. Endivia, alleged by some writers to have been imported into Europe from China in the 16th cent. Of this there are two varieties, the Batavian or broad-leaved, formerly called also Scariole, and that with a curled or frizzled leaf, which is commonly blanched for use as salad, etc.Both species have pale blue flowers; the ‘blue endive’ of the poets is C. Intybus. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > leaf vegetables > [noun] > endive endivec1440 endive1832 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > endive endivec1440 garden succory1538 intube1657 endive1832 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 28 b Endyve and Scariole be moche like in their operation to Cykorie. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 220 Curled Endiue hath leaues not vnlike to those of the curled or Cabbage Lettuce. 1710 A. Philips Pastorals iv. 8 Daisies white and Endive blue. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 49 Upon her grave their rosemary they threw, The daisie, butter-flow'r and endive blue. 1832 E. Lankester Veg. Substances Food 302 Endive..cultivated, if not found wild, in China and Japan. 1882 Garden 28 Jan. 62/3 Endive, both curled and Batavian, must be got into cold frames and blanched as required for use. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1440 |
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