单词 | michaelmas onion |
释义 | > as lemmasMichaelmas onion Michaelmas onion n. now rare (common in 18th and 19th centuries) ΚΠ 1670 L. Meager Eng. Gardener 177 Whether they were sown on Beds together, or astray amongst other Crops, as Turnips, or Michaelmas Onions as they are called. 1763 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry IV. 34 One of these crops, known by the name of Michaelmas onions, is sown in August. 1867 Berrow’s Worcester Jrnl. 13 July 6/6 Cottagers' vegetables... Michaelmas onions, twelve, 1st, Mrs. Pilman. 2001 S. D. Westrem Broader Horizons vii. 254 Witte's association of the harvest with the feast of Saint Michael (29 September) coincides better with the agricultural calendar of northern Europe (still remembered, though rarely, in such terms as Michaelmas onions). < as lemmas |
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