muntryn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌntri/, U.S.

/ˈməntri/, Australian English

/ˈmʌntri/

Inflections: Plural muntries.

Forms: 1800s monterry, 1800s montry, 1900s– montree, 1900s– muntree, 1900s– muntrey, 1900s– muntri, 1900s– muntry.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Yaralde. Etymon: Yaralde mandharri.

Etymology: < Yaralde (South Australia), probably mandharri.

Australian.

The edible berry-like fruit of the creeping shrub Kunzea pomifera (family Myrtaceae), native to south-eastern Australia; (also, now chiefly in the plural form muntries, with singular agreement) the plant itself.

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myrtle berry?a1500

muntry1847

1847 G. F. Angas Savage Life & Scenes Austral. & N.Z. I. 65 Monterries, or native apples. This fruit is a little berry, the production of a running plant that grows in profusion upon the sand hills.

1893 S. Newland Paving Way 137 Before leaving the beach..he gathered a handful of montries, a small indigenous berry with the flavour of a sour apple.

1916 S. Conigrave Reminisc. Early Days 44 Once a year we used to go over to the Peninsula to gather montrees—a fruit that grew on a creeper that ran across the sand, and really kept the sand from drifting.

1926 J. M. Black Flora S. Austral. iii. 405 The berries, called ‘muntries’ in Victoria, are used for making tarts.

1948 H. A. Lindsay Bushman's Handbk. 54 Muntrey or muntree, small creeping ground plant, bearing a fruit exactly like a tiny apple in appearance, smell and flavour. Can be eaten raw but is better stewed.

1955 M. Bundey My Land 34 There is a berry called the muntri and with this you can make a lovely pie and tasty jam.

1975 A. B. Cribb & J. W. Cribb Wild Food in Austral. 37 Muntries is a plant of dry sandy desert areas.

1984 E. Walling On Trail Austral. Wildflowers 69 The grey-green and silvery pink sea-heath combines with Muntries (a creeping Kunzea) in the task of protecting and beautifying the ground.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muntry
释义	muntryn. Brit. /ˈmʌntri/, U.S. /ˈməntri/, Australian English /ˈmʌntri/ Inflections: Plural muntries. Forms: 1800s monterry, 1800s montry, 1900s– montree, 1900s– muntree, 1900s– muntrey, 1900s– muntri, 1900s– muntry. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Yaralde. Etymon: Yaralde mandharri. Etymology: < Yaralde (South Australia), probably mandharri. Australian. The edible berry-like fruit of the creeping shrub Kunzea pomifera (family Myrtaceae), native to south-eastern Australia; (also, now chiefly in the plural form muntries, with singular agreement) the plant itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > myrtles > [noun] > myrtle-berry myrtlea1400 myrtle berry?a1500 muntry1847 1847 G. F. Angas Savage Life & Scenes Austral. & N.Z. I. 65 Monterries, or native apples. This fruit is a little berry, the production of a running plant that grows in profusion upon the sand hills. 1893 S. Newland Paving Way 137 Before leaving the beach..he gathered a handful of montries, a small indigenous berry with the flavour of a sour apple. 1916 S. Conigrave Reminisc. Early Days 44 Once a year we used to go over to the Peninsula to gather montrees—a fruit that grew on a creeper that ran across the sand, and really kept the sand from drifting. 1926 J. M. Black Flora S. Austral. iii. 405 The berries, called ‘muntries’ in Victoria, are used for making tarts. 1948 H. A. Lindsay Bushman's Handbk. 54 Muntrey or muntree, small creeping ground plant, bearing a fruit exactly like a tiny apple in appearance, smell and flavour. Can be eaten raw but is better stewed. 1955 M. Bundey My Land 34 There is a berry called the muntri and with this you can make a lovely pie and tasty jam. 1975 A. B. Cribb & J. W. Cribb Wild Food in Austral. 37 Muntries is a plant of dry sandy desert areas. 1984 E. Walling On Trail Austral. Wildflowers 69 The grey-green and silvery pink sea-heath combines with Muntries (a creeping Kunzea) in the task of protecting and beautifying the ground. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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