单词 | tortoise-plant |
释义 | > as lemmastortoise-plant tortoise-plant n. a South African plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, allied to the yam, having a large fleshy root-stock growing above ground, the surface of which becomes deeply cracked so as to suggest the carapace of a tortoise; also called elephant's foot and Hottentot's bread. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > yam > elephant's foot Hottentot bread1731 tortoise-plant1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Tortoise-plant. < as lemmas |
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