nisperon.

Brit.

/ˈniːspərəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈnispəˌroʊ/

Forms: 1800s nispera, 1800s– nispero.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish níspero.

Etymology: < Spanish níspero medlar tree (see naseberry n.).In American Spanish a distinction is sometimes made between níspero, the medlar (Mespilus germanica), and níspera, the sapodilla.

Any of several trees resembling the medlar tree, or which produce fruits resembling the medlar; spec. (a) any of various tropical American trees of the genus Manilkara, esp. the sapodilla, M. zapota; (b) the loquat or Japanese medlar, Eriobotrya japonica. Also: the fruit or timber of such a tree.

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1858 Harper's Mag. Apr. 583/2 The russet-skinned Nispero, that to the taste was like a rich baked pear.

1874 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua vi. 92 The levels are timbered with ‘nispera’, a wood of great durability and strength.

1874 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua vii. 116 Another valuable timber tree, the ‘nispera’ (Achras sapota), is also common, growing on the drier ridges.

1877 E. G. Squier Peru ii. 21 Canoes and pit-pans..filled with..cocoa-nuts, aguacates, nisperos, and all the multitudinous tropical fruits.

1945 J. Aston in F. Verdoon Plants & Plant Sci. in Lat. Amer. 62/1 ‘Nispero’ (Achras zapota) is the most popular of the Sapotaceae. The same fruit is known as the ‘sapodilla’ in many other countries, but invariably called the nispero in Nicaragua.

1975 L. Dickson Radclyffe Hall at Well of Loneliness iii. 42 The nispero tree, with its fruit gleaming gold from afar but bitter to the taste, is taken as a symbol of lesbian love.

1986 J. A. Samson Trop. Fruits (ed. 2) xi. 302 Sapodilla, Manilkara achras, is also called chiku, nispero and naseberry... It occurs wild in the forests of Central America.

1995 R. Hyam & R. Pankhurst Plants & their Names 179/1 E[riobotrya] japonica, loquat, Japanese loquat, Japanese medlar, nispero.

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

单词	nispero
释义	nisperon. Brit. /ˈniːspərəʊ/, U.S. /ˈnispəˌroʊ/ Forms: 1800s nispera, 1800s– nispero. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish níspero. Etymology: < Spanish níspero medlar tree (see naseberry n.).In American Spanish a distinction is sometimes made between níspero, the medlar (Mespilus germanica), and níspera, the sapodilla. Any of several trees resembling the medlar tree, or which produce fruits resembling the medlar; spec. (a) any of various tropical American trees of the genus Manilkara, esp. the sapodilla, M. zapota; (b) the loquat or Japanese medlar, Eriobotrya japonica. Also: the fruit or timber of such a tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of Asian or South Pacific > loquat loquat1820 nispero1858 Japanese medlar1866 Japan medlar1866 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > sapodilla-tree naseberry1679 sapodilla1697 sapodilla-tree1697 sapota1760 nispero1858 mesple1978 1858 Harper's Mag. Apr. 583/2 The russet-skinned Nispero, that to the taste was like a rich baked pear. 1874 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua vi. 92 The levels are timbered with ‘nispera’, a wood of great durability and strength. 1874 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua vii. 116 Another valuable timber tree, the ‘nispera’ (Achras sapota), is also common, growing on the drier ridges. 1877 E. G. Squier Peru ii. 21 Canoes and pit-pans..filled with..cocoa-nuts, aguacates, nisperos, and all the multitudinous tropical fruits. 1945 J. Aston in F. Verdoon Plants & Plant Sci. in Lat. Amer. 62/1 ‘Nispero’ (Achras zapota) is the most popular of the Sapotaceae. The same fruit is known as the ‘sapodilla’ in many other countries, but invariably called the nispero in Nicaragua. 1975 L. Dickson Radclyffe Hall at Well of Loneliness iii. 42 The nispero tree, with its fruit gleaming gold from afar but bitter to the taste, is taken as a symbol of lesbian love. 1986 J. A. Samson Trop. Fruits (ed. 2) xi. 302 Sapodilla, Manilkara achras, is also called chiku, nispero and naseberry... It occurs wild in the forests of Central America. 1995 R. Hyam & R. Pankhurst Plants & their Names 179/1 E[riobotrya] japonica, loquat, Japanese loquat, Japanese medlar, nispero. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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