单词 | marron |
释义 | marronn.1 The nut of the sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, esp. as used in cooking or eaten as a sweetmeat; spec. one of an extra large variety resulting from the abortion of two of the three nuts in the cupule. Also in marron chestnut. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > chestnut chesteine1362 castanea1398 chestnut1519 Sardian acorn1551 maroon1594 sweet chestnut1818 marron1877 Sardinian acorn1895 1877 H. E. Scudder Recoll. S. Breck iii. 66 The fine large marron chestnuts were brought to us..for a cent a hundred. 1884 tr. A. de Candolle Origin Cultivated Plants ii. v. 353 Olivier de Serres, in the sixteenth century, praises the chestnuts Sardonne and Tuscane, which produced the single-kernelled fruit called the Lyons marron.] 1934 Amer. Home July 83/1 A jar each of brandied peaches, grenadine oranges, marrons, and ginger. 1980 K. Boyle Fifty Stories 91 He had some flowers and some candied marrons sent to her. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). marronn.2 Australian. A large freshwater crayfish, Cherax tenuimanus, which inhabits the sandy beds of rivers and streams in western Australia. Also: the flesh of this crayfish as food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > lobster > crayfish scrayfish1309 river crab?c1425 crayfisha1475 crevis fish1688 rock lobster1810 koura1847 Murray crayfish1880 yabby1886 cray1906 marron1943 mudbug1955 1943 Land Girls Gaz. (Perth, Austral.) Apr. 7 Last night we caught twelve marrons in a fishing bag. 1966 Austral. Encycl. III. 92/1 Vying with the giant eastern forms is the marron (Cherax tenuimanus) of Western Australia, which reaches a length of 15 inches. 1990 Busselton-Margaret (W. Austral.) Times 17 Aug. 3/3 Freshwater marron from Western Australia will be gracing the dining tables in Jakarta's Hilton Hotel in November. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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