“eddoes”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

eddoes

释义

eddoes|ˈɛdəʊz|
Also edoes, eddas, edders, eddy (in eddy-root).
[An African word, from the language of the Gold Coast.]
‘The tuberous stems of various araceous plants, as Colocasia esculenta..Caladium bicolor, etc.’ (Treas. Bot.). eddy-root: the root of the taro (Colocasia macrorhiza).
1685Burton Engl. Empire America x. 142 Carrots, Potatoes, and Edoes, a substantial wholesome nourishing Root.1750G. Hughes Barbados 227 The different species of Eddas are distinguished into the blue Eddas, the scratching Eddas, and the roasting Eddas.1772–84Cook Voy. (1790) VI. 2022 Extensive plantations, consisting of the taro or eddy root, and sweet potatoes.1803T. Winterbottom Sierra Leone I. iv. 64 note, Eddoes, arum sagittæ folium, have been introduced by the Nova Scotian settlers.1841J. W. Orderson Creol. ii. 10 Yams, potatoes, and eddoes.

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