marulan.

Brit.

/məˈruːlə/, U.S.

/məˈrulə/, South African English

/məˈruːlə/,

/məˈrʊlə/

Forms: 1800s meruley, 1800s meruli, 1800s morala, 1800s– maroola, 1800s– marula, 1800s– morula, 1900s– maroela, 1900s– marulla, 1900s– marulo, 1900s– marulu, 1900s– meroola, 1900s– merula; also marullo.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Probably partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Northern Sotho morula; Afrikaans maroela.

Etymology: < Northern Sotho morula (plural merula) marula tree and marula, plural of lerula marula fruit; probably partly via Afrikaans maroela marula (in both senses).

1. A tree, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (family Anacardiaceae), found in tropical and subtropical central and southern Africa, which has dark green, glossy foliage and an edible yellow fruit resembling a plum. Also marula tree.

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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 > African fruit-plants

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num-num1770

guarri1789

pigeon plum1826

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Guinea peach1829

kaffir orange1852

marula1857

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Natal plum1859

klapper1863

Sierra Leone peach1866

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Dingaan's apricot1868

wild orange1932

1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. viii. 165 Another tree, the ‘Morala’..has never been known to be touched by lightning.

1868 D. Oliver Flora Trop. Afr. I. 449 S[clerocarya] Caffra,..Mozamb. Distr. Lake Nyassa and other localities in Zambesi-land. Native name ‘Morula’.

1881 E. E. Frewer tr. E. Holub Seven Years S. Afr. II. 391 We passed some more of the morula-trees.

1890 P. Gillmore Through Gasa Land 296 The meruley tree..seems to be a cross between a green plum and a walnut or hickory.

1907 Transvaal Agric. Jrnl. Jan. 411 The Meroola or Marula..a few specimens of the whole fruit of this tree were obtained.

1910 J. Buchan Prester John ix. 168 Tied up to a merula tree, were two of the finest beasts I had seen in Africa.

1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn xxix. 430 The wagon was jacked up by a big marula tree.

1950 Cape Argus 17 July 7/7 The maroela, a plant found in the Transvaal.

1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 30 Jan. f8/4 Elephants wandered into the camp to eat the fruit of the marulu trees.

2. The fruit of the marula tree, from which beer and other intoxicating liquors are brewed.

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narra1779

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guava-apple1866

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Turkey fig1866

marula1877

scarlet banana1885

Suriname cherry1895

feijoa1898

pear apple1898

ume1918

pepino1922

Chinese gooseberry1925

num-num1926

acerola1954

1877 J. T. Baines Gold Regions S.E. Afr. i. 9 The Marula, as large as a peach and with a kernel almost like one, has a pleasant flavour.

1897 F. W. Sykes With Plumer in Matabeleland 48 By this time we were half famished, as, since the first night we had eaten no food except berries, wild apples, and ‘maroolas’, a kind of wild plum.

1940 F. B. Young City of Gold 358 It was the season of the ripening of the marula, that yellow plum-shaped fruit which the natives call umgana or ‘friend’.

1991 Leisure Bks. Catal. Apr.–June Do you know that you can use elderberries, violets, oranges, marulas and other fruits..to make your own liqueurs?

Compounds

General attributive.

marula beer n.

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1951 T. V. Bulpin Lost Trails Low Veld 45 It was potent, tasty Maroela beer and the trekkers drank it with relish.

1980 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 19 Oct. (Mag.) 5/3 Marula beer, says pa, is not only potent, it's lethal.

marula fruit n.

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1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 4 Apr. 21/1 Johannesburgh—The tempting marula fruit is ripe once more in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

1982 S. Afr. Panorama Dec. 13 Elephants are reputed to get intoxicated on ripe marula fruit.

marula wine n.

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1932 C. Fuller Louis Trigardt's Trek x. 124 With him came three Indunas who brought a calabash of ‘appel bier’ (Morula wine).

1995 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 27 Aug. b9 Amarula Cream liqueur is made by fermenting the fresh marula pulp to create a marula wine, which is..then blended with cream.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marula
释义	marulan. Brit. /məˈruːlə/, U.S. /məˈrulə/, South African English /məˈruːlə/, /məˈrʊlə/ Forms: 1800s meruley, 1800s meruli, 1800s morala, 1800s– maroola, 1800s– marula, 1800s– morula, 1900s– maroela, 1900s– marulla, 1900s– marulo, 1900s– marulu, 1900s– meroola, 1900s– merula; also marullo. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Probably partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Northern Sotho morula; Afrikaans maroela. Etymology: < Northern Sotho morula (plural merula) marula tree and marula, plural of lerula marula fruit; probably partly via Afrikaans maroela marula (in both senses). 1. A tree, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (family Anacardiaceae), found in tropical and subtropical central and southern Africa, which has dark green, glossy foliage and an edible yellow fruit resembling a plum. Also marula tree. 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 > African fruit-plants mammee apple1683 num-num1770 guarri1789 pigeon plum1826 gingerbread tree1829 Guinea peach1829 kaffir orange1852 marula1857 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 klapper1863 Sierra Leone peach1866 velvet tamarind1866 Dingaan's apricot1868 wild orange1932 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. viii. 165 Another tree, the ‘Morala’..has never been known to be touched by lightning. 1868 D. Oliver Flora Trop. Afr. I. 449 S[clerocarya] Caffra,..Mozamb. Distr. Lake Nyassa and other localities in Zambesi-land. Native name ‘Morula’. 1881 E. E. Frewer tr. E. Holub Seven Years S. Afr. II. 391 We passed some more of the morula-trees. 1890 P. Gillmore Through Gasa Land 296 The meruley tree..seems to be a cross between a green plum and a walnut or hickory. 1907 Transvaal Agric. Jrnl. Jan. 411 The Meroola or Marula..a few specimens of the whole fruit of this tree were obtained. 1910 J. Buchan Prester John ix. 168 Tied up to a merula tree, were two of the finest beasts I had seen in Africa. 1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn xxix. 430 The wagon was jacked up by a big marula tree. 1950 Cape Argus 17 July 7/7 The maroela, a plant found in the Transvaal. 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 30 Jan. f8/4 Elephants wandered into the camp to eat the fruit of the marulu trees. 2. The fruit of the marula tree, from which beer and other intoxicating liquors are brewed. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun] tamarind1539 zizypha1546 guava1555 tuna1555 turpentine1562 mango1582 mammee1587 durian1588 lychee1588 sapota1589 fritter1591 mangosteen1598 custard apple1648 longan1655 mammee sapota1657 mammee apple1683 breadfruit1697 coco-plum1699 rambutan1707 pawpaw1709 locust bean1731 sapodilla1750 cherimoya1758 wild lime1767 Otaheite apple1777 narra1779 langsat1783 rose apple1790 cinnamon apple1796 sapota plum1797 bhindi1809 salak1820 gingerbread plum1824 geebung1827 loquat1829 sapodilla plum1830 sage-apple1832 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 quandong1836 mombin1837 terap1839 zapote1842 tamarind plum1846 prairie pea1848 Barbados-cherry1858 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 Sierra Leone peach1866 Turkey fig1866 marula1877 scarlet banana1885 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 pear apple1898 ume1918 pepino1922 Chinese gooseberry1925 num-num1926 acerola1954 1877 J. T. Baines Gold Regions S.E. Afr. i. 9 The Marula, as large as a peach and with a kernel almost like one, has a pleasant flavour. 1897 F. W. Sykes With Plumer in Matabeleland 48 By this time we were half famished, as, since the first night we had eaten no food except berries, wild apples, and ‘maroolas’, a kind of wild plum. 1940 F. B. Young City of Gold 358 It was the season of the ripening of the marula, that yellow plum-shaped fruit which the natives call umgana or ‘friend’. 1991 Leisure Bks. Catal. Apr.–June Do you know that you can use elderberries, violets, oranges, marulas and other fruits..to make your own liqueurs? Compounds General attributive. marula beer n. ΚΠ 1951 T. V. Bulpin Lost Trails Low Veld 45 It was potent, tasty Maroela beer and the trekkers drank it with relish. 1980 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 19 Oct. (Mag.) 5/3 Marula beer, says pa, is not only potent, it's lethal. marula fruit n. ΚΠ 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 4 Apr. 21/1 Johannesburgh—The tempting marula fruit is ripe once more in South Africa's Kruger National Park. 1982 S. Afr. Panorama Dec. 13 Elephants are reputed to get intoxicated on ripe marula fruit. marula wine n. ΚΠ 1932 C. Fuller Louis Trigardt's Trek x. 124 With him came three Indunas who brought a calabash of ‘appel bier’ (Morula wine). 1995 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 27 Aug. b9 Amarula Cream liqueur is made by fermenting the fresh marula pulp to create a marula wine, which is..then blended with cream. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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