| 释义 |
‖ pregnada Obs.|preˈɲada|
[Sp. preñada big with child.]
A variety of lemon: see quots.
a1691Boyle Hist. Air (1692) 178 There are [in Teneriffe] oranges and lemons, especially the pregnadas, which have small ones in their bellies, from whence they are so denominated. 1772–84Cook's Voy. (1790) IV. 1229 Another botanical curiosity, mentioned by him, is what they call Pregnada, or impregnated lemon. It is a perfect and distinct lemon, inclosed within another. |