Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of herbaceous or sometimes shrubby leguminous plants, nearly related to the common bean, Phaseolus, natives of tropical and temperate regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia, with a few species in South America.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dolichos.
Examples
-
( "dolichos") which may very in length according to arrangement, -- seven, twelve, twenty, or even twenty-four stadia, we are told; and it is the last (about three miles) that is one of the most difficult contests at Olympia.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life William Stearns Davis 1903
-
You must call it at the Hall by its botanical name -- _dolichos pruriens_.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, Various
-
In due course, she with her own hands changed the motto "a cottage in the hills where dolichos is bleached" into "the paddy-scented village;" and bidding also T'an Ch'un to take the several tens of stanzas written then, and to transcribe them separately on ornamented silk paper, she commanded a eunuch to send them to the outer quarters.
Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
-
Several species of dolichos are used as food in various countries, as _D. ensiformus_ in Jamaica, _D. tuberosus_ in
-
Butter of cacao, 11, 12 obtained from the dolichos bean, 313
-
But among his compositions, those I like the best are those in the two places, 'the Hsiao Hsiang Lodge,' and 'the court of Heng and Wu;' and next those of 'the Joyful red court,' and 'the cottage in the hills, where the dolichos is bleached.'
Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
-
As for the things told in the Chronicles about short bodies, long limbs, pigmies, and nets of dolichos, they may be dismissed as mere fancies suggested by the name Tsuchi-gumo, which was commonly supposed to mean "earth-spiders."
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
-
The dolichos grows, covering the thorn trees; The convolvulus spreads all over the waste [3].
The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 James Legge 1856
-
The dolichos grows, covering the jujube trees; The convolvulus spreads all over the tombs.
The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 James Legge 1856
-
Then shoes of dolichos fibre Are made to serve to walk on the hoar-frost.
The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 James Legge 1856
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.