| 单词 | macaw tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmacaw tree Any of various spiny-stemmed palms of the tropical American genera Acrocomia and Aiphanes, as found in the Caribbean; esp. Acrocomia aculeata and Aiphanes minima. Now only in fuller form macaw palm, macaw tree. Formerly also: †the fruit of any of these palms (more fully macaw-berry) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > oil palms macaw1657 groo-groo1796 macaw fat1801 oil palm1850 macca-fat palm1873 babassu1876 oil-berry tree1878 macca1892 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > oil palms > fruit or kernel of macaw1657 palm kernel1868 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > tropical > oil-palms macaw1657 macaw fat1801 oil palm1850 macca-fat palm1873 babassu1876 oil-berry tree1878 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 72 The Macow is one of the strangest trees, the Iland affords. 1672 R. Blome Descr. Jamaica 73 [Barbados] Limes, Lemons, Macows, Grapes [etc.]. 1696 H. Sloane Catal. Plantarum in Jamaica 178 Planta tota spinosa major, fructu pruniformi... The great Macaw-tree. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World ii. 20 We got Macaw-berries..wherewith we satisfied our selves this day, though coursly. 1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 16 We found there a Maccaw Tree, which afforded us Berries, of which we eat greedily. 1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 20 This being the 7th Day of our Fast, save only the Maccaw-berries before related. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 343 The Mackaw Tree..is very common in most of the sugar-colonies. 1811–12 W. J. Titford Sketches Hortus Botanicus Americanus 111 Maccaw Palm, Cocos butyracea... An oil or butter prepared from it is in constant use among the Indians in their food. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 705/2 Macaw-tree, Acrocomia fusiformis and sclerocarpa, —. Great, Acrocomia lasiospatha. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants Macaw Palm or Gru-Gru (Acrocomia fusiformis). 1993 S. Carrington Wild Plants Barbados 14/2 Aiphanes minima..Macaw Palm..Trunk covered in slender, menacing black spines. < as lemmas |
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