| 单词 | persian berry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPersian berry Persian berry n. the dried immature fruit of any of several kinds of buckthorn ( Rhamnus infectora and allied species) found in Iran or cultivated in Mediterranean countries, which was formerly much used to produce a yellow dye, esp. in calico printing (usually in plural); cf. Avignon berry n. ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 118 Berries of Avignon, and Persian berries... A yellowish dye-drug, the fruit of the rhamnus infectorius, a plant cultivated in Provence, Languedoc, and Dauphiné... Another variety comes from Persia, whence its trivial name. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 595/1 Though their use declined, Persian Berries were still employed in modern times by calico printers. 2001 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 23 Feb. 22 The best source of yellow was found to be a mixture of weld and Persian berries, again historic European dye plants. < as lemmas |
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