| 单词 | lotus seed |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslotus seed lotus seed n. the seed of a lotus; (now) esp. the seed of the sacred lotus (see sense 6a), widely used in East Asian cuisine. ΚΠ 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xxv. 238 The most part of Egyptians make Bread of Lotus seed, resembling poppy. 1869 G. A. Simcox Poems & Romances 182 Gave her milk and honey-comb, Gave her cake of lotus-seed, That she might forget her home. 1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs II. 233 The favourite dish of a Chinaman, namely, lotus seed. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 425 We dined on entire steamed fishes..and vaguely recognizable meats dressed with lotus-seed paste. 2005 New Yorker 24 Jan. 17/1 A silky curry studded with chewy lotus seeds and cashews. < as lemmas |
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