单词 | arctic bramble |
释义 | > as lemmasArctic bramble Arctic bramble n. a small pink-flowered bramble, Rubus arcticus, found in Arctic and subarctic regions; (also) the edible red raspberry-like fruit of this plant, used for eating, in desserts, and for flavouring drinks. ΚΠ 1781 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus 357 Rubus arcticus,..Arctic Bramble. 1861 F. Metcalfe Oxonian in Iceland xx. 305 The arctic bramble with its bright scarlet fruit comes in for a share of my notice, both of eye and tongue. 1905 J. A. Harvie-Brown Trav. Naturalist North. Europe II. 386 Owing to the continuation of cold winds this summer it is predicted that we shall have few Arctic brambles, and the show of blossom is certainly very small. 2010 Times (Nexis) 15 Apr. (Features section) 38 Once a year I go and work in Lapland and there is the best fruit on Earth there called the Arctic bramble. < as lemmas |
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