| 单词 | citron tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmascitron tree citron tree n. (a) = sense A. 1b; (b) = citrus n. 2.In quot. 1530 perhaps the lemon tree, Citrus limon. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant bearing citrus fruit > other citrus trees citron tree1530 citron1540 pome-citron tree1597 bael1618 lime-tree1748 citrus1781 shaddock1785 pampelmoes1796 pomelo1803 marmelos1823 orange thorn1852 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 205/2 Citron tree, citronnier. 1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse xlvii. f. 121 All the shippe was made of Citron tree very fayre. 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad ix. lvi. 185 The Citron-tree bends almost to her Root Under the yellow burthen which she bare. 1764 D. Bellamy New. Compl. Universal Eng. Dict. (ed. 4) at Almugim The citron tree, known to the ancients, and very much esteemed for its sweet odour and great beauty. 1818 Trans. Hort. Soc. London (ed. 2) 2 297 The house is 18 feet high and is devoted entirely to Orange, Lemon, and Citron trees. 1920 D. Vaka & A. Phoutrides tr. A. Karkavitsas in Mod. Greek Stories 41 We chased each other under the citron trees. 1996 T. J. Leary Martial Bk. XIV. 149 The citron tree did not often grow large enough for making tables. 2011 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 20 Jan. 3 ‘We are really pleased with the citron tree this year’, said..Eden's Mediterranean Biome supervisor. < as lemmas |
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