单词 | bird cherry |
释义 | > as lemmasbird cherry bird cherry n. (also †bird's cherry) any of several wild cherries; esp. the Eurasian species Prunus padus, which has long racemes of white blossoms and small black astringent fruit; (occasionally also) a fruit of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cherry tree > types of mahaleb1558 goynire1572 mazzard1578 bird cherry1597 ground-cherry1601 wild cherry1666 red cherry1681 Royal Ann1724 sand cherry1778 rum cherry1818 marasca1852 sakura1884 black cherry1898 Japanese cherry1901 Tibetan cherry1948 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cherry tree > bird-cherry tree bird cherry1597 hagberry1597 hackberry1726 cluster-cherry1731 hackwood1853 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1322 The Birds Cherrie tree, or the black Cherrie tree..vsed for stocks to graffe other Cherries vpon. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 599 The blossomes are small and white, many growing together vpon a long stalke, somewhat like the Bird Cherry blossomes, but smaller. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies i. 14 The bird-cherry with its tassels of snow. 1943 Science 16 Apr. 355/2 Flour made from bird cherries gave excellent results in cakes. 2015 Church Times 27 Mar. 19/1 Prunus padus, the bird cherry, is native to northern Europe, including Britain. < as lemmas |
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