| 释义 |
ˈroebuck-berry
[f. prec.]
The fruit of a herbaceous species of Rubus (see quots.), or the plant producing this.
1771Pennant Tour in Scotland (1774) 94 They..are remarkably fond of the Rubus Saxatilis, called in the Highlands on that account the Roebuck Berry. 1795Statist. Acc. Scotl., Lanark XV. 25 Wild fruits are here in great abundance, such as..Roebuck-berries, and strawberries. 1845New Statist. Acc. Scotl., Ross XIV. 191 The native fruits of the parish are brambles, roebuck-berries, raspberries. 1882Garden 28 Jan. 57/3 Of the British species not hitherto mentioned..the Roebuck-berry is Rubus saxatilis. |