单词 | kumquat |
释义 | kumquatn. 1. A small, orange-like citrus fruit from a tree of the genus Fortunella, native to southern China and Malaysia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > orange > types of orange Seville orange1593 kumquat1699 Tangerine orange1710 mikan1727 mandarin1771 naartjie1790 blood orange1806 St. Michael'sc1830 Tangerine1842 navel orange1856 Florida orange1861 Bengal quince1866 noble orange1866 blood1867 Jaffa1881 satsuma1881 navel1882 citrange1903 tangelo1904 Valencia1915 sour orange1920 clementine1926 minneola1931 ortanique1936 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > kumquat kumquat1870 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. ii. 23 The Oranges are of divers sorts, and two of them more excellent than the rest. One sort is called Cam-chain, the other is called Camquit... The Cam-quit is a very small round Fruit. 1841 J. F. Davis Sketches China (1857) II. 302 The Chinese have besides several diminutive species of the genus citrus; one of which, called Kum-kat, makes a good sweetmeat when preserved whole. 1870 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 2 46 (title) Observations on the kumquat. 1882 Garden 7 Jan. 1/2 The Kumquat, or Japanese dwarf Orange. 1892 Grocer's Catal. Cumquats (small Oranges in syrup). 1913 E. H. Wilson Naturalist in W. China II. iii. 25 The Kumquat (C. Japonica) is sparingly cultivated for its fruits, which, preserved with sugar, are an esteemed delicacy. 1968 Punch 13 Mar. 402/2 Mr. Adams is..occasionally affected (a face like ‘a hybrid kumquat’). But he's written a master thriller. 2. Australian. A very small native citrus fruit, Eremocitrus glauca, or the tree producing it. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > citrus fruit > [noun] > kumquat wild lime1767 kumquat1889 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > Australian desert lime wild lime1767 kumquat1889 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 8 Atalantia glauca..‘Native Kumquat’, ‘Desert Lemon’…New South Wales and Queensland. 1955 P. White Tree of Man iv. xx. 400 Boys should eat kumquats, the syrup running from the corners of their mouths. 1965 Austral. Encycl. IV. 227/2 Eremocitrus glauca, native kumquat or wild lime (Rutaceæ): small spiny tree of western New South Wales and Queensland; the globular ½ inch fruits are pleasantly acidic and suitable for preserves, also cool drinks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。