| 单词 | star apple tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar apple tree Any of several tropical trees of the genus Chrysophyllum (family Sapotaceae), esp. C. cainito, also more fully star apple tree; the edible fruit of such a tree, a medium-sized berry which is frequently purple, with milky juice and a radiating star pattern in the pulp.Quot. 1693 refers to a variety of apple belonging to the genus Malus (family Rosaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > other tropical or exotic fruits tamarind1539 guava1555 genipat1568 jack1582 genipap1613 custard apple1648 star apple1693 sweet-sop1696 breadfruit1697 sugar-apple1739 sweet-apple1760 guarri1789 ackee1792 marmalade-box1796 five-corner1826 jakkalsbessie1854 Molucca berry1861 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 vegetable egg1866 Jew plum1880 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > other tropical or exotic fruit-trees or -plants tamarind1614 star apple1693 seven-year apple1731 wild mangosteen1753 peach1760 ackee1792 Java plum1829 abiu1834 jambu1834 jakkalsbessie1854 calabash-nutmeg1866 jambolan1866 Chinese gooseberry1925 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. iv. 126 (margin) The Star-Apple described. [The French original has La Pomme, qui est faite en étoile ‘the apple which is shaped like a star’.] 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World vii. 204 The Star Apple Tree grows much like the Quince Tree, but much bigger. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 170 Star Apple-Tree... If the Fruit be cut athwart the Places where the Seeds were lodg'd will represent a Star. 1793 Brit. Critic Oct. 149 (note) Neither the nesberry, the avocado pear, the star apple, nor the orange, will bear within a considerable height of Mr. Wallen's garden. 1824 J. Sabine in Trans. Hort. Soc. London 5 458 Obovate-leaved Star Apple. Chrysophyllum obovatum. 1824 Trans. Hort. Soc. London 5 458 Long-leaved Star-Apple. Chrysophyllum macrophyllum. 1887 Standard 16 Sept. 5/3 How many..Britons have eaten..of the star-apple? 1914 Ice & Refrigeration Dec. 265/1 Four large purple star apples picked in a green condition, showed slight shriveling of the skin after being held six days at a temperature of 32° F. 1958 J. Carew Black Midas x. 206 Get you mango,..soursop, starapple and sweet jamoon. 2001 Fodor's Healthy Escapes (rev. ed.) 294 Visit Musgrave Market in the town of Port Antonio, where island produce such as naseberries, cho-chos , star apples, and tiny fig bananas are heaped on stands. < as lemmas |
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