单词 | japanese medlar |
释义 | > as lemmasJapanese medlar Japanese medlar n. = loquat n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of Asian or South Pacific > loquat loquat1820 nispero1858 Japanese medlar1866 Japan medlar1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 462/1 The Loquat, or Japanese Medlar..is a native of Japan and the southern parts of China. 1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain iv. 80 The Japanese medlars with their fish-shaped leaves and thick snake-like branches. 1972 A. F. Simmons Growing Unusual Fruit 179 It [sc. the loquat] arrived in the Mediterranean area in the nineteenth century, under the name of the Japanese medlar. < as lemmas |
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