| 释义 |
poroporo|ˈpɒrəʊpɒrəʊ|
[Maori name.]
A shrub, Solanum aviculare, belonging to the family Solanaceæ, native to Australia and New Zealand, and bearing violet-blue flowers followed by large orange berries; also called bullibulli or kangaroo apple.
1853J. D. Hooker Bot. Antarctic Voy.: Flora Novæ-Zelandiæ I. 182 Nat[ive] name [of Solanum aviculare], ‘Poroporo’ in the northern, and ‘Kohoho’ in the southern parts of the Islands. 1857C. Hursthouse N. Zealand I. 136 The Poroporo..is a sodden strawberry flavoured with apple peel. 1872A. Domett Ranolf xviii. vi. 312 Potato-apples of the poroporo tall. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 152 Among indigenous vegetable productions came..the berries of poroporo..and other trees. 1921H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xxii. 216 At other times of the year kowhai and hill-flax..will provide nectar,..poroporo..and other native plants, seeds and berries. 1965[see gunyang]. 1970M. E. Fisher et al. Gardening with N.Z. Plants 112 The poroporo is a leafy shrub. |