单词 | pinkster apple |
释义 | > as lemmasPinkster apple Pinkster apple n. the rhododendron gall, a reddish swelling on the leaves and shoots of azaleas and related plants caused by fungi of the genus Exobasidium, sometimes eaten by children (also called hog-apple, swamp-apple). ΚΠ 1862 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 22 Nov. 134/2 On every wood hunt, whether it be for pinster apples, wild flowers or nuts, the results were for her. 1867 T. F. De Voe Market Assistant 379 There is..[a] peculiar-looking fruit, which, some forty years ago, became known to me..as the May-apple. However, afterwards, I found it generally known as pinkster-apple, and hog-apple. 1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 19/1 These galls should be cut off and burned.., though in the U.S. they are eaten by some people and..are called pinxter apples. < as lemmas |
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