单词 | jesuits' nut |
释义 | > as lemmasJesuits' nut Jesuits' nut n. a name for the seed of Trapa natans. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > water-chestnut water nut1523 saligot1578 water chestnut1597 ling1860 Jesuits' nut1866 water caltrops1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1161/1 The seeds..of T[rapa] natans—called Jesuit's nuts at Venice, and Chataigne d'Eau by the French—are ground into flour and made into bread in some parts of Southern Europe. < as lemmas |
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