单词 | melmot berry |
释义 | > as lemmasmelmot berry The juniper, Juniperus communis. Frequently attributive, esp. in melmot berry. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > junipers > [noun] gorsec1000 savinOE juniper-treea1382 junipera1400 quickena1400 juniperinec1430 cade1575 jeniver1585 melmot1644 oxycedar1646 red cedar1682 cover-shame1694 Bermuda cedar1700 pencil cedar1785 sharp cedar1840 Rocky Mountain juniper1852 tuckamore1863 tucking-bush1890 1644 in W. Macfarlane Geogr. Coll. Scotl. (1907) II. 557 2 myl thence on the south syd of the moir of Nairn is Tom-aken or Melmet moat. Melmet is juniper. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Melmont berries, juniper berries. 1839 Collectanea Flora Moray 29 Juniperus communis. ‘Aitnach’, ‘Melmot berries’. 1900 R. Thomson Nat. Hist. Highland Parish 28 The common Juniper..produces numerous currant-like cones, locally known as ‘Aitnoch or Melmot Berries’. 1996 T. Darwin Scots Herbal 62 Juniper... Local names: aitnach (Banff, Mor), melmot/melmont berries (Mor). < as lemmas |
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