单词 | puha |
释义 | puhan. New Zealand. Any of several kinds of sowthistle (genus Sonchus), introduced Eurasian weeds used as a vegetable by the Maoris; spec. prickly sowthistle, S. asper, sometimes regarded as a native New Zealand plant (contrasted with rauriki, the introduced smooth sowthistle, S. oleraceus). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > sow thistle thowthistlea700 sow-thistlea1250 swine thistlea1350 milk thistlec1450 Saint Mary's seeda1500 Sonchus1558 hare's lettuce1597 smooth thistle1633 milkweed1736 tare-thistle1753 cow-thistle1832 puha1843 rauriki1848 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > leaf vegetables > [noun] > other leaves nettle top?1585 lettuce1597 green food1658 peppergrass1696 Welsh onion1731 lamb's quarter1773 Shawnee salad1780 puha1843 poke greens1848 rauriki1848 swede greens1887 swede tops1887 lettuce green1900 leafy greena1918 rapini1959 1843 E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. iii. 380 Pua—a sowthistle. 1868 W. Colenso in Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1868 (1869) 1 iii. 37 The fresh gum-resin from the Kauri..was commonly chewed as a masticatory..mixed with the inspissated juice of the Puwha, or Sow-thistle. 1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 177 All was ready for the contents of the haangi—pork, puha, and potatoes. 1963 N.Z. Listener 3 May 5/4 Around in the rank growth, the puha and rariki grew, despised by the Pakeha but loved by the true Maori. 1994 New Scientist 16 Apr. 54/4 Very tasty with a bit of puha, and better than muttonbird any day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843 |
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