| 单词 | rat-tailed radish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrat-tailed radish C2. In the names of certain plants having long slender tapering parts. Chiefly in rat-tailed radish, a variety of the cultivated radish, Raphanus sativus var. caudatus, grown in Asia for its long edible seed pods, which are eaten pickled, raw, or cooked (cf. rat-tail radish n. at rat-tail n. Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > radish radisheOE raphanea1398 raphe?c1400 redcolec1440 round radish1572 rabone1597 Spanish radish1706 rat-tailed radish1867 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > radish > types of radish radishlOE Spanish radish1706 Naples radish1763 rat-tailed radish1867 mooli1969 1867 Gardeners' Chron. 3 Aug. 807/1 I shall continue to grow the Rat-tailed Radish. 1885 W. Miller tr. Veg. Garden (Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie) 499 Rat-tailed Radish... The edible part of this Radish is not the root, but the silique or seed-vessel, which is gathered before it is fully grown. 1902 T. W. Sanders Encycl. Gardening (ed. 5) 322 Culture of Rat-tailed Radish (R. caudatus: Nat. Java... Gather seed pods when grown for pickling, mixing with salads, or cooking & eating, like asparagus. 1949 National Geographic Mag. Aug. 213/2 In India the rat-tailed radish..is grown for its fleshy, edible seed pods. 1993 Westcoast Logger Summer 21/1 In a few moments, all chokers were free except one. The last was around two logs: a rat-tailed fir and a large hemlock—both in the same choker. < as lemmas |
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