skirret
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A plant with sweet white roots eaten as a vegetable
- noun
- Archaic
:
escarra
- Roasted skirret adds a unique flavor to winter soups.
Examples
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She grew skirret in her allotment for its sweet, delicate roots.
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The skirret is a unique vegetable in many Asian dishes.
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The skirret was a popular vegetable in medieval European gardens.
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I bought some skirrets from the farmer's market.
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The chef included skirret in the vegetable medley for its sweet flavor.
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In the autumn, we harvested skirret to add to our soups and stews.
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She prefers to use skirret instead of potatoes in her favorite recipes.
Synonyms
9.9
A plant grown for its sweet edible root used as food
is the everyday common name for the same edible root plant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skirret comes from an old name that meant 'sugar root', like sugar + root. Because people ate its sweet white root as a vegetable, that name stayed and today skirret means this sweet edible plant.