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dill
dill Old World annual or biennial plant ( Anethum graveolens ) of the family Umbelliferae ( parsley family), cultivated since at least since 400 BC The pungent, aromatic leaves and seeds are used for pickling and for flavoring sauces, salads, and soups. Dill water (a carminative) and oil of dill a...
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pickle
pickle general term for fruits or vegetables preserved in vinegar or brine, usually with spices or sugar or both. Vegetables commonly pickled include the beet, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, olive, onion, pepper, and tomato. Mixed pickles include piccalilli, chowchow, mustard pickles, and chutney....
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caper
caper common name for members of the Capparidaceae, a family of tropical plants found chiefly in the Old World and closely related to the family Cruciferae ( mustard family). Capparis spinosa is cultivated in the Mediterranean area for its flower buds—capers—which are pickled and use...
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marsh marigold
marsh marigold perennial spring-blooming Old World and North American plant ( Caltha palustris ) of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family), found in wet places. It has rounded glossy leaves and large buttercuplike flowers of bright and shining yellow. The tops are reputed to be toxic but wit...
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radish
radish herbaceous plant ( Raphanus sativus ) belonging to the family Cruciferae ( mustard family), with an edible, pungent root sliced in salads or used as a relish. It is thought to be native to China; it spread to the Mediterranean area before Greek times and to the New World in the early 16th c...
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canning
canning process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use. It is a preservation method, in which prepared food is put in glass jars or metal cans that are hermetically sealed to keep out air and then heated to a specific temperature for a specified time to destroy disease-causing microorga...
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herring
herring common name for members of the large, widely distributed family Clupeidae, comprising many species of marine and fresh-water food fishes, including the sardine ( Sardinia ), the menhaden ( Brevoortia ), and the shad ( Alosa ). Herrings are relatively small but very abundant; they swim in ...
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phosphoric acid
phosphoric acid any one of three chemical compounds made up of phosphorus , oxygen, and hydrogen (see acids and bases ). The most common, orthophosphoric acid, H 3 PO 4 , is usually simply called phosphoric acid. Two molecules of it are formed by adding three molecules of water, H 2 O, to one mol...
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olive
olive common name for the Oleaceae, a family of trees and shrubs (including climbing forms) of warm temperate climates and of the Old World tropics, especially Asia and the East Indies. Many are popular ornamentals, particularly the lilac ( Syringa ), true jasmine ( Jasminum ), privet ( Ligus...
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onion
onion plant of the family Liliaceae ( lily family), of the same genus ( Allium ) as the chive ( A. schoenoprasum ), garlic ( A. sativum ), leek ( A. porrum ), and shallot ( A. ascalonium ). These plants are characterized by an edible bulb composed of food-storage leaves that are rich in sugar and ...
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