| 单词 | english wheat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEnglish wheat English wheat n. wheat of a type originating or grown in England; spec. cone wheat, Triticum turgidum, which was formerly the main variety grown in southern England. ΚΠ ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xviiiv Englysshe whete hath a dunne yere fywe anis or none, & is the worst whete saue peeke whete. 1615 R. Hamor True Disc. Present Estate Virginia 22 It did me much good to view our English wheate how forward it was. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 76 English Wheat..will by no means thrive for want of Moisture and Cold. 1844 W. Shaw & C. W. Johnson tr. A. D. Thaër Princ. Agric. II. v. 391 That which is called triticum turgidum (turgid, or English wheat) is, perhaps, a distinct variety. 1936 Times 24 Aug. 16/1 The opinion usually held is that English wheat will not make bread to suit the public taste. 2003 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 62 159 Rice cultivation in the delta was so productive that it compared quite favorably with English wheat. < as lemmas |
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