| 单词 | rock tripe |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrock tripe rock tripe n. [after French †trippe de roches, †tripe de roches (1744 or earlier)] any of several edible lichens of northern latitudes; esp. those of the genus Umbilicaria (family Umbilicariaceae), found in arctic and alpine habitats of northern North America and Europe. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [noun] > other mosses golden maidenhair1578 polytrichon1578 bryon1597 maidenhair moss1597 mountain coralline1598 chalice-moss1610 purple bottle1650 water moss1663 fern-moss1698 hypnum1753 Mnium1754 rock tripe1763 feather-moss1776 scaly water-moss1796 screw moss1804 hog-bed1816 fringe-moss1818 caribou moss1831 apple moss1841 bristle-moss1844 scale-moss1846 anophyte1850 robin's rye1854 wall moss1855 fork-moss1860 thread-moss1864 lattice moss1868 robin-wheat1886 1763 tr. P. de Charlevoix Lett. to Dutchess of Lesdiguieres (new ed.) xxvi. 238 (margin) Of the Rock Tripe, and rotten Wheat. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1172/2 Tripe de Roche. This name, or that of Rock Tripe, is given in North America, in consequence of the blistered thallus, to several species of lichens belonging to Gyrophora and Umbilicaria, but especially to the latter. 1907 St. Nicholas July 847/1 ‘Rock-tripe’, another lichen, has been eaten in the arctic regions in times of famine. 2007 Owen Sound (Ont.) Sun Times (Nexis) 20 Oct. b1 Frank and I gather and boil some rock tripe and reindeer moss as a food supplement. < as lemmas |
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