| 单词 | ribbon cane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasribbon cane ribbon cane n. any of several varieties of sugar cane having stalks with red or purplish vertical stripes; formerly also called †riband cane. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > plants yielding sugar or syrup > [noun] > sugar-cane reeda1398 canamell?a1425 sugar cane1568 sugar1593 sugar-reed1718 plant cane1721 sorgho1760 cane1781 ribbon cane1803 riband cane1811 imphee1857 sweet sorghum1859 sweet sorgho1861 sugar-grass1862 plant1866 broom corn1886 1803 R. C. Dallas Hist. Maroons II. xviii. 336 The ribbon cane stands next in estimation. It is called by the French rouge et d'or, being longitudinally striped yellow and deep red. 1876 S. Lanier Florida 300 We plant mostly the ribbon-cane, as we consider it better than the other varieties. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling xviii. 215 The red ribbon cane had made a fair stand. 1991 R. A. Schrader Kallaloo 2 Sometimes late afternoons met us in the heart of number one canepiece, tearing into nice, soft red ribbon cane. < as lemmas |
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