| 单词 | rabbit berry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrabbit berry rabbit berry n. (also †rabbits' berry) North American the red berry of a large North American shrub, Shepherdia argentea (family Elaeagnaceae); the shrub itself, also called silver buffalo-berry. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > soapberry rabbit berry1804 buffalo-berry1805 bulberry1841 soapberry1904 1804 P. Gass Jrnl. 24 Aug. (1807) 29 Small red berries, the Indian name for which in English means rabbit berries. 1839 Knickerbocker Mag. 13 432 We found, on the west bank, a kind of large whortleberry, called wabosimin, or rabbits'-berry, by the Odjibwas. 1879 Manitoba Daily Free Press 12 Dec. 2/2 The buffalo berry..is also called the rabbit berry, probably from the circumstance that its abundant edible red berries are favourite food of that dainty animal. 1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 454 S. argentea, ‘Rabbit Berry’, ‘Buffalo Berry’,..scarlet fruits. < as lemmas |
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