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单词 marlberry
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marlberry

/ˈmɑːlˌb(ə)ri/
Chiefly US
noun
An evergreen shrub or small tree, Ardisia escallonioides (family Myrsinaceae), bearing white flowers and shiny black berries, and occurring in tropical and subtropical America (also †marlberry-cherry). Later also: a related shrub, A. japonica, native to Japan and China, with white flowers and pink fruits ( rare ).

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Sprague Sargent (1841–1927). Origin uncertain; perhaps from marl, contracted form of marble + berry, or perhaps from marl + berry.

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