单词 | purple amaranth |
释义 | > as lemmaspurple amaranth purple amaranth n. any of several amaranths; esp. the prince's feather, Amaranthus cruentus, and the slender amaranth, A. blitum, cultivated for its edible leaves. ΚΠ 1722 T. Fairchild City Gardener 36 The Great Purple Amaranth, or Princes Feather, will make a large Plant, if it likes the Ground. 1769 J. Dicks New Gardener's Dict. at Leaf The leaves of the purple amaranth, whose upper surfaces were next the water, continued fresh three months. 1935 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 22 532 Amaranthus paniculatus... Purple Amaranth. 2002 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 28 Mar. b5 Dan Jason recommends the purple amaranth..and advises using the succulent, nutty young leaves raw for the first few weeks and then using the plants as a source of cooking greens. < as lemmas |
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