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Terms in English 1801-1810 of 8494

bowl

/bohl/
[English] plural bowls

A bowl is a deep dish in which soup, desserts or punch may be served.

Bowles' Mint

[English]

The common mint which grows too prolifically in many people's gardens but which has a good clean apple-cum-spearmint flavour.

bowl of red

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Chilli con carne. A Mexican dish of minced (US: ground) beef with tomatoes, chillis and cumin.

Box car Willie tomato

[English] plural Box car Willie tomatoes

A red New Jersey heirloom tomato which produces a heavy yield in late season of 285-450 g (10-16 oz) smooth, well-flavoured, round tomatoes. The fruits are bright red and slightly orange-tinged and weigh from 175-275 g (6-10 oz). They are resistant to disease and cracking. Indeterminate.

box crab

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The box crab is a type of small crab. It gathers its red claws in so that they fit neatly over its face making it look like an uneven ball. It is found on Spanish coasts.

box huckleberry

[English] plural box huckleberries

Juniper berry, good with strongly flavoured foods such as venison, and famously used in making gin.

box oyster

[English] plural box oysters

A variety of Atlantic oyster, it is found in Gardiner's Bay, Long Island. It is squarish in shape, around 12.5-15 cm (5-6 inches) across, and has a large body.

boxthorn

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Boxthorn is a plant of the tomato family. It has small, oval leaves that are used to flavour Cantonese soups.

Boyne raspberry

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A variety of raspberry with large, red, well-flavoured fruit.

boysenberry

/BOY-zuhn-beh-ree/
[English] plural boysenberries

The boysenberry is a cross between a raspberry, a loganberry and a blackberry. The fruit is a dark purplish-black and has a tart flavour. The fruit was developed by 1923 by Rudolf Boysen, hence the name.