| 单词 | poorman's orange |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoorman's orange poorman's orange n. chiefly New Zealand = sense 4. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > grapefruit pomelo1803 grapefruit1814 poorman's orange1851 sweetie1985 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > citrus fruit > [noun] > grapefruit > types of poorman's orange1851 Marsh1900 poor man1912 1851 T. W. Shepherd Catal. Plants Darling Nursery, Sydney, New S. Wales 45 The Poor Man's Orange.—This orange was introduced a few years ago from Shanghai by Captain Simpson. . . Its bearing and growing qualities have not yet been sufficiently ascertained to warrant its recommendation for extensive planting. 1884 G. E. Alderton Treat. & Handbk. Orange-culture in Auckland 66 The Poor Man's Orange is only good for preserving. 1999 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 12 Nov. 1 It was closer to a traditional Marsh grapefruit than the New Zealand grapefruit, which was really a ‘poor man's orange’ due to its colour and relative sweetness. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。