单词 | maple key |
释义 | > as lemmasmaple key maple key n. [ < maple n.1 + key n.1 13] the fruit of a maple. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > maples > [noun] > fruit of maple key1664 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 76 in Sylva Ashen, Sycomor and Maple keys. 1953 Ecol. Monogr. 24 238/2 It was noted that an individual [squirrel] feeding on..maple keys..would bite open only those which contained a fully developed embryo. 1976 New Yorker 12 Jan. 66/2 The best-known samara is the maple key, which is much larger than the fruit of the birch. 1992 Harrowsmith Aug. 70/2 Assorted maple keys—the dry winged fruit of the tree—provide a valuable avian food supply from June right through the winter. < as lemmas |
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