单词 | native currant |
释义 | > as lemmasnative currant native currant n. Australian any of various edible Australian berries resembling the redcurrant, esp. those of Leptomeria acida (family Santalaceae) and of Coprosma quadrifida (family Rubiaceae); (also) any of the plants bearing these berries. ΚΠ 1826 J. Atkinson Acct. Agric. & Grazing New S. Wales 19 The native currant..resembling the cranberry. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 674 Leptomeria Billardieri is a pretty broom-like shrub..producing greenish-red berries, which are called Native Currants in New South Wales and Victoria. 1903 Tasmanian Timbers (Tasmanian Lands & Survey Dept.) 29 Native currant..grows little larger than a bush. 1959 Trans. Royal Soc. S. Austral. 82 126 In the gorges grow the Native Currant..and many other under-shrubs. < as lemmas |
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