释义 |
Otaˈheite apple [Named after Otaheite, or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands in Polynesia.] The fruit of Spondias dulcis, a native of Java, the Moluccas, and the Society Islands; it is of a golden yellow colour, the rind having a taste like turpentine, and the pulp the flavour of pine-apple.
1858Hogg Veg. Kingd. 247. 1887 Standard 16 Sept. 5/3 The carambola and the Otaheite apple. |