| 单词 | midshipman's butter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmidshipman's butter midshipman's butter n. the buttery fruit of the avocado pear, Persea americana; cf. subaltern's butter n. at subaltern n. and adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > avocado shell-pear1672 alligator pear1696 avocado1697 vegetable marrow1788 subaltern's butter1816 midshipman's butter1866 Holy Ghost pear1886 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 867/1 Persea gratissima... They contain a large quantity of firm pulp possessing a buttery or marrow-like taste, and are hence frequently called Vegetable Marrow or Midshipman's Butter. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. ii. 49 Avocado, or Alligator pears, alias midshipman's butter. 1998 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 22 Feb. 25/2 Avocadoes have always been used as a fat substitute. European sailors called the fruit ‘midshipman's butter’ and took it on their voyages to the New World. < as lemmas |
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