Indian nutn.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪən ˈnʌt/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiən ˈnət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., nut n.¹

Etymology: < Indian adj. + nut n.¹ With sense 1, compare Indian adj. 1; with sense 2, compare Indian adj. 2. With sense 1 compare also earlier nux indica n.

1. Either of two tropical nuts: (a) a coconut (now historical); (b) an areca nut, formerly regarded as a kind of coconut.

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nux indicaa1398

Indian nut1613

1526 Grete Herball cccvii. sig. Riv Nuttes of Inde ben hote.]

1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 67 Cuppes..of Ostridge-egges, Indian-Nuts, Mace-wood, and Stone.

1712 tr. P. Pomet Compleat Hist. of Druggs I. vii. 137/1 There is another Sort..which J. Bauhinus calls..the Indian Nut, famous against Poison, or the Maldive Nut.

?1788 New Royal Cycl. I. 177/2 Areca, or Areck, the fruit of a species of palm-tree, growing in the East Indies, and called the Indian nut, and the Malabar nut.

1829 S. Lee tr. Trav. Ibn Batūta 59 As to the cocoa nut, it is the same with the Indian nut. The tree is very rare and valuable. It is something like the palm.

1860 J. E. Tennent Ceylon (new ed.) I. v. i. 563/1 There are palm trees; both those that bear the great Indian nut, and the smaller aromatic one (the areka).

1926 Sci. Monthly Jan. 57/2 Marco Polo..was the first to give a detailed description of the coconut palm and its fruit, which he called nux indica, or Indian nut.

1999 J. H. Wiersema & B. León World Econ. Plants 50/1 Areca catechu... Areca-nut; areca-nut palm; betel palm; betelnut; catechu; Indian-nut; pinang.

2. Chiefly U.S. A pine nut.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > other edible seeds > pine-seeds

pine nuteOE

pines1327

pineapple kernela1398

pineapple seed?1440

pignon1526

pineapple1560

pinyon1577

pine kernel1598

neoza1832

piñon1834

pignoli1841

cembra nut1842

pinyon1846

cedar-nut1863

pignolia1891

Indian nut1922

pit1947

1922 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 25 Aug. 6/5 Few easterners are familiar with the Indian nut, a tiny but wonderfully flavored and nourishing pine tree seed.

1951 Kew Bull. 6 373 The kernels are either dried for sale in the raw state or else roasted in oil, and are sold to New York and other eastern cities as ‘Indian’ nuts.

2007 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 9 Pine nuts (or pignolia, Indian nut, pine kernel or pinon) are the small, ivory-coloured ‘seeds’ of several species of pine tree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indian nut
释义	Indian nutn. Brit. /ˌɪndɪən ˈnʌt/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈnət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., nut n.¹ Etymology: < Indian adj. + nut n.¹ With sense 1, compare Indian adj. 1; with sense 2, compare Indian adj. 2. With sense 1 compare also earlier nux indica n. 1. Either of two tropical nuts: (a) a coconut (now historical); (b) an areca nut, formerly regarded as a kind of coconut. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] nux indicaa1398 Indian nut1613 1526 Grete Herball cccvii. sig. Riv Nuttes of Inde ben hote.] 1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 67 Cuppes..of Ostridge-egges, Indian-Nuts, Mace-wood, and Stone. 1712 tr. P. Pomet Compleat Hist. of Druggs I. vii. 137/1 There is another Sort..which J. Bauhinus calls..the Indian Nut, famous against Poison, or the Maldive Nut. ?1788 New Royal Cycl. I. 177/2 Areca, or Areck, the fruit of a species of palm-tree, growing in the East Indies, and called the Indian nut, and the Malabar nut. 1829 S. Lee tr. Trav. Ibn Batūta 59 As to the cocoa nut, it is the same with the Indian nut. The tree is very rare and valuable. It is something like the palm. 1860 J. E. Tennent Ceylon (new ed.) I. v. i. 563/1 There are palm trees; both those that bear the great Indian nut, and the smaller aromatic one (the areka). 1926 Sci. Monthly Jan. 57/2 Marco Polo..was the first to give a detailed description of the coconut palm and its fruit, which he called nux indica, or Indian nut. 1999 J. H. Wiersema & B. León World Econ. Plants 50/1 Areca catechu... Areca-nut; areca-nut palm; betel palm; betelnut; catechu; Indian-nut; pinang. 2. Chiefly U.S. A pine nut. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > other edible seeds > pine-seeds pine nuteOE pines1327 pineapple kernela1398 pineapple seed?1440 pignon1526 pineapple1560 pinyon1577 pine kernel1598 neoza1832 piñon1834 pignoli1841 cembra nut1842 pinyon1846 cedar-nut1863 pignolia1891 Indian nut1922 pit1947 1922 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 25 Aug. 6/5 Few easterners are familiar with the Indian nut, a tiny but wonderfully flavored and nourishing pine tree seed. 1951 Kew Bull. 6 373 The kernels are either dried for sale in the raw state or else roasted in oil, and are sold to New York and other eastern cities as ‘Indian’ nuts. 2007 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 9 Pine nuts (or pignolia, Indian nut, pine kernel or pinon) are the small, ivory-coloured ‘seeds’ of several species of pine tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613
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