α. 1500s–1800s anguria.
β. 1500s–1600s anguries (plural).
单词 | anguria |
释义 | † angurian.α. 1500s–1800s anguria. β. 1500s–1600s anguries (plural). Botany. Obsolete. Originally: any of various edible gourds and plants bearing such gourds; esp. the watermelon, Citrullus lanata, and its fruit. In later use: spec. the West Indian gherkin, Cucumis anguria, which has a round, spiny, yellowish fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > gourd > [noun] > other gourds anguria1551 acorn squash1824 christophene1830 turban gourd1884 calabaza1970 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > other gourds anguria1551 christophene1830 turban gourd1884 pie melon1907 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant producing edible gourds > gourd plant > types of anguria1753 mock orange1897 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. Miiiiv By handeling of the fruytes after dyuers fashones there rose vp melopepones & melones, and anguria, whiche ar all conteyned vnder cucumis. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball xxx. 589 This kind of Cucumber is called Cucumis Citrulus, of some Anguria. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. liv. 97/2 Ther is an other sort like Melons, called Patecas or Angurias [Du. Angurien]..: they are verie waterish and hard to byte. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. V2 v Anguria, the coldest fruit in taste that euer I did eate. 1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries ii. ii, in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 144 We had Dined and eaten a few Fruit, viz. Cibels, Anguries and Indian Musk-Melons, to refresh our selves in the great Heat. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The black seeded citrul or Anguria. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica 353 If this be the true anguria of Europe and of the shops (and it hath all the appearance of such) it throws off both its bitter and purgative qualities in those warm climates. 1884 tr. A. de Candolle Origin Cultivated Plants 268 Lastly, I would point out the absurdity of a common name for the Anguria in the United States—Jerusalem Cucumber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1551 |
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