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单词 nub-berry
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nub-berryn.

Brit. /ˈnʌbˌbɛri/, U.S. /ˈnəbˌbɛri/, Scottish English /ˈnʌbˌbɛrɪ/
Forms: 1700s 1900s– nub-berry, 1800s knub-berry, 1900s– nub-berrie.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: berry n.1
Etymology: < an uncertain first element + berry n.1 The first element may show a variant of noop n.2 (although this is first attested slightly later) with voiced final consonant and shortened vowel.
Scottish.
= noop n.2
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > other berries
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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).
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