单词 | basella |
释义 | basellan. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > Malabar nightshade basella1731 climbing nightshade1753 Malabar nightshade1760 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). < n.1731 |
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