单词 | nub-berry |
释义 | nub-berryn. Scottish. = noop n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > other berries blueberry1594 hedge-berry1607 elderberry1625 huckleberry1670 bearberry1677 cloudberry1743 baked apple1750 pembina1760 service1785 honeyberry1787 nub-berry1794 bluet1812 noop1817 squawberry1829 quandong1836 miro1838 strawberry guava1901 squash-berry1935 tayberry1977 tummelberry1984 1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. 243 Upon the top of this hill, grows a small berry, commonly called the Nub Berry. 1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 292 Knub-berry, Rubus chamaemorus..Dumfriessh. 1933 Border Mag. Nov. 172 An' mony a dub we strode across; Owre heather an' nub-berrie leaves. 1952 Scotsman 6 Sept. I helped..to gather these berries on a hilltop..within thirty miles of Edinburgh... The farmer, a knowledgeable botanist, identified them as Rubus chamaemorus, and gave us their Scottish name as Nubberries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1794 |
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