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单词 basella
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basellan.

Brit. /bəˈsɛlə/, U.S. /bəˈsɛlə/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin basella.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin basella ( H. van Rhede tot Draakestein et al. Horti Malabarici (1688) VII. 45), perhaps < a Dravidian language of the Malabar region (probably Malayalam pacaḷa nightshade, basella; compare Kannada basaḷe , in the same senses), with remodelling of the second element after classical Latin -ella -ella suffix.
A plant of the tropical genus Basella (family Basellaceae), which comprises climbing plants with smooth fleshy leaves; esp. the Malabar spinach, B. alba, widely cultivated in the tropics and used as a vegetable in Indian and Chinese cooking. Also (in form Basella): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 272.
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1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. Basella, climbing Nightshade from Malabar.
1761 P. Miller Gardener's Kal. (1775) 24 Plants in the Green-House [in January]..Basella in fruit.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 167 Some of these are used as potherbs; as Basella, Spinage.
1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 322 The Basella species are natives of tropical Asia, and the leaves have been employed as a food in India and China.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 686/2 The Malabar nightshade is a Basella, which is widely used as a pot-herb in India.
1963 Anniston (Alabama) Star 10 Mar. 18 b/6 The Basella is a quick-growing vine that should be planted after danger of frost.
1999 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food 61/2 In general, basella leaves can be prepared in any of the ways suitable for spinach.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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