单词 | batata |
释义 | batatan. A plant ( Batatas edulis, family Convolvulaceæ) having an edible tuberous root, called also Spanish or Sweet Potato, a native of the West Indies, whence it was introduced into Spain early in the 16th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > sweet potato potato1565 batata1577 potato root1583 Spanish potato1599 red batata1696 Virginia potato1715 sweet potato1750 yam1753 kumara1773 boniato1800 camote1842 Carolina potato1848 Carolina1884 mickey1936 kau kau1937 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > sweet potato batata1577 potato root1583 red batata1696 sweet potato1750 yam1753 kumara1773 camote1842 Carolina1884 1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes iii. f. 104 The Batatas,..a common fruite in those countries,..a victaill of muche substaunce. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. xiii. 436 The Islands of Moratay.., where Battata-rootes is their bread. 1832 E. Lankester Veg. Substances Food 126 The plant carried to Ireland by Captain Hawkins, in 1565, was the Spanish batata, or sweet potato. 1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. I. iii. 73 Batatas and maize were often planted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1577 |
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