释义 |
wampee|wɒmˈpiː| Also whampee. [a. Chinese hwang-pī (hwang yellow, pī skin).] 1. The fruit of an Asiatic tree Clausena Wampi, also the tree itself.
1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 124 The Wampee, a fruit highly esteemed in China and the Indian archipelago, is the produce of Cookia punctata. 1887Standard 16 Sept. 5/3 To how many is the wampee familiar? 2. In the southern U.S. = pickerel-weed 2. [? A different word.]
1891Century Dict. s.v. Pontederia. |