| 单词 |
karela |
| 释义 |
karela|ˈkʌrələ|
Also kareli, karilla.
[Hindi.]
The balsam pear or bitter gourd, Momordica charantia, a climbing plant of the family Cucurbitaceæ, native to south-east Asia and tropical Africa, and cultivated in India for its edible, rough-skinned, yellow or white fruit, which is lemon-shaped and may be as much as eight inches long.
1839J. W. Masters in Trans. Agric. & Hort. Soc. India III. 200 Karilla, annual, propagated by seeds. 1881J. A. Murray Plants & Drugs of Sind 41 (heading) Momordica balsamina... The Balsam Apple. Vernacular—Karelo-Jangro, Sind. Fruit ovoid, smooth,..tapering at both ends. Eaten in pickle. 1893G. Watt Dict. Econ. Products India V. 256 The rainy season kind, called kareli, has rather smaller fruits and is more esteemed than the hot-weather variety, known in some districts under the name of karela. 1895Kipling 2nd Jungle Bk. 81 The Karela, the vine that bears the bitter wild gourd. 1962J. F. Dastur Medicinal Plants India & Pakistan (ed. 2) 112 (heading) Momordica charantia Linn. Family: Cucurbitaceae. Local names: Karela, karvel. English names: African Cucumber, Bitter Gourd. 1969Sunday Statesman (Calcutta) 27 July 4 Vegetable vendors have lao sag at 30 paise a bundle... Tinda, french beans and karela are all Re 1 a kg. |
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