mahalebn.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːhəlɛb/, U.S.

/ˈmɑ(h)əˌlɛb/

Forms: 1500s–1700s macaleb, 1500s– mahaleb, 1700s machaleb, 1700s mahalep, 1800s mahlib, 1800s melub.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mahaleb, macalep, macaleb, maguelet.

Etymology: < Middle French, French mahaleb, †macalep, †macaleb (1558; 1542 as maguelet, with suffix substitution) < Arabic maḥlab, denoting the tree, its fruit, and the kernels of the fruit. Compare post-classical Latin almahaleb (1479; almachareb (1471)), mahaleb (1593), Italian macalepo ‘a kinde of perfume or sweete smell’ (Florio 1598).

The fragrant kernels of the fruits of a Eurasian cherry, Prunus mahaleb, which are used in perfumery; the tree itself (also called St Lucie cherry), which has hard scented wood and is used as a dwarf grafting-stock for cherries.

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mahaleb1558

tonka bean1796

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mahaleb1558

goynire1572

mazzard1578

bird cherry1597

ground-cherry1601

wild cherry1666

red cherry1681

Royal Ann1724

sand cherry1778

rum cherry1818

marasca1852

sakura1884

black cherry1898

Japanese cherry1901

Tibetan cherry1948

1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount f. 50 Take the Macaleb, whiche are litle soote and odoriferous graynes so called.

1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1211 This shrubbie tree called Macaleb or Mahaleb, is also one of the Priuets.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Macaleb, the bastard Coral or Pomander; of whose sweet and shining black berries, chains, and bracelets are made.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 13 Mahalep is the Kernel of a small Berry, almost like a Cherry-Stone.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Cerasus The Wild Northern Cherry..is only preserved by the Curious..as is also the Machaleb or Perfum'd Cherry.

a1798 T. Pennant Tour on Continent (1948) 90 The Mahaleb cherry..is to be found in these parts. The wood is red.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Mahlib, melub, the fragrant kernels of Prunus Mahaleb of Linnæus, strung as necklaces, which are much valued by the women of Sinde and other parts of India.

1892 J. Wright Fruit Grower's Guide II. 120 The Mahaleb is the principal dwarfing stock.

1948 W. Arnold-Forster Shrubs for Milder Counties iii. 65 The beauty of..arbutus, showy mespilus, mahaleb, cherry plum.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 920/1 Prunus mahaleb L., mahaleb, St. Lucie cherry, perfumed c.

1993 Austral. Jrnl. Exper. Agric. 33 207 Butt circumference growth of the variety Sam grafted on Mahaleb rootstocks tended to reduce with increased rates of paclobutrazol.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mahaleb
释义	mahalebn. Brit. /ˈmɑːhəlɛb/, U.S. /ˈmɑ(h)əˌlɛb/ Forms: 1500s–1700s macaleb, 1500s– mahaleb, 1700s machaleb, 1700s mahalep, 1800s mahlib, 1800s melub. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mahaleb, macalep, macaleb, maguelet. Etymology: < Middle French, French mahaleb, †macalep, †macaleb (1558; 1542 as maguelet, with suffix substitution) < Arabic maḥlab, denoting the tree, its fruit, and the kernels of the fruit. Compare post-classical Latin almahaleb (1479; almachareb (1471)), mahaleb (1593), Italian macalepo ‘a kinde of perfume or sweete smell’ (Florio 1598). The fragrant kernels of the fruits of a Eurasian cherry, Prunus mahaleb, which are used in perfumery; the tree itself (also called St Lucie cherry), which has hard scented wood and is used as a dwarf grafting-stock for cherries. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > fruit or nut mahaleb1558 tonka bean1796 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cherry tree > types of mahaleb1558 goynire1572 mazzard1578 bird cherry1597 ground-cherry1601 wild cherry1666 red cherry1681 Royal Ann1724 sand cherry1778 rum cherry1818 marasca1852 sakura1884 black cherry1898 Japanese cherry1901 Tibetan cherry1948 1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount f. 50 Take the Macaleb, whiche are litle soote and odoriferous graynes so called. 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1211 This shrubbie tree called Macaleb or Mahaleb, is also one of the Priuets. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Macaleb, the bastard Coral or Pomander; of whose sweet and shining black berries, chains, and bracelets are made. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 13 Mahalep is the Kernel of a small Berry, almost like a Cherry-Stone. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Cerasus The Wild Northern Cherry..is only preserved by the Curious..as is also the Machaleb or Perfum'd Cherry. a1798 T. Pennant Tour on Continent (1948) 90 The Mahaleb cherry..is to be found in these parts. The wood is red. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Mahlib, melub, the fragrant kernels of Prunus Mahaleb of Linnæus, strung as necklaces, which are much valued by the women of Sinde and other parts of India. 1892 J. Wright Fruit Grower's Guide II. 120 The Mahaleb is the principal dwarfing stock. 1948 W. Arnold-Forster Shrubs for Milder Counties iii. 65 The beauty of..arbutus, showy mespilus, mahaleb, cherry plum. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 920/1 Prunus mahaleb L., mahaleb, St. Lucie cherry, perfumed c. 1993 Austral. Jrnl. Exper. Agric. 33 207 Butt circumference growth of the variety Sam grafted on Mahaleb rootstocks tended to reduce with increased rates of paclobutrazol. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1558
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