| 单词 | vegetable pear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvegetable pear vegetable pear n. any of several pear-shaped fruits used as vegetables; esp. †(a) the avocado (obsolete); (b) the chayote; cf. pear n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of South America or West Indies > other South American or West Indian fruits mammee1587 coco-plum1699 water-sop1716 icaco1752 cherimoya1758 West India mango1774 vegetable pear1777 cinnamon apple1796 jaboticaba1824 butternut1827 Quito orange1846 Barbados-cherry1858 mountain mango1861 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 acerola1954 1777 Jamaica i. 12 If Paris judg'd the fruits, the Pine would bear O next in fame, the vegetable pear! 1836 C. Empson Narr. S. Amer. 58 It might..drive to desperation a confirmed epicure, to hear details of the best method of preparing parrots for the spit, and condiments for the vegetable pear. 1887 Standard 16 Sept. 5/2 The chocho of Jamaica, the christophine of the French Antilles, the chuchu of Brazil..chayota, or vegetable pear of Madeira..is one of the most peculiar fruits of tropical America. 1969 Independent Press-Tel. (Long Beach, Calif.) 15 Nov. b5/4 He has a Chayote vine in his garden which has given him the mission of proselytizer to convert potato eaters to the taste of the vegetable pear. 2007 L. Vidgen Guatemala (Lonely Planet) (ed. 3) 49 They will come to..set out food such as roasted corn, sweet potatoes, vegetable pears, and other fresh-picked fruits of the field. < as lemmas |
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