单词 | heath-berry |
释义 | heath-berryn. A name vaguely applied to various berries growing on heaths, esp. the Bilberry and Crowberry. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > names applied to various types heath-berry1670–1 pigeon-berry1759 pigeon-berry bush1785 c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 344 Genim..hæþ bergian wisan..do þas wyrta in an fæt. 1670–1 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 124 A-shore there is great Store of Heath-berries..and small Black-berries. 1778 J. Cook Jrnl. 16 Oct. (1967) III. i. 466 Berries of several different sorts, that is Bramble berries, Cran berries, Hurtle-berries, Heath berries. a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) 450 Heathberries..grow close to the ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1000 |
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