英语词汇“miraculous berry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

miraculous berry n.

Brit.

/mᵻˈrakjᵿləs ˌbɛri/

U.S.

/məˈrækjələs ˌbɛri/

West African English

/miˌrakulɔz ˈbɛri/

any of several West African berries which when chewed have the property of making sour or salty things taste sweet; spec. the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum (family Sapotaceae); (also) the plant from which such a berry is obtained.

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1852 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 11 445 European voyagers and traders..were..greatly astonished at what to them must have appeared an extraordinary power, whose potency..could change the flavour of the most acid substances into a delicious sweetness, and on this account unanimously conferred upon it the characteristic title of the ‘miraculous berry’.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1057/2 The fruits of S[ideroxylon] dulcificum..are one of the kinds known to the English residents in Western tropical Africa..under the name of Miraculous-berry, from their being eaten in order to counteract the acidity of any article of food or drink.

1964 R. W. J. Keay et al. Nigerian Trees II. 363 It is S[ynsepalum] dulcificum.., the ‘Miraculous Berry’. The fruits of this plant have the peculiar property of making everything eaten within 2 or 3 hours afterwards taste sweet.

1990 D. K. Abbiw Useful Plants Ghana i. 12 A group of wild fruits as possible sources for sweeteners are Synsepalum dulcificum Miraculous Berry, [etc.].

单词	miraculous berry
释义	> as lemmas miraculous berry miraculous berry n. Brit. /mᵻˈrakjᵿləs ˌbɛri/ , U.S. /məˈrækjələs ˌbɛri/ , West African English /miˌrakulɔz ˈbɛri/ any of several West African berries which when chewed have the property of making sour or salty things taste sweet; spec. the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum (family Sapotaceae); (also) the plant from which such a berry is obtained. ΚΠ 1852 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 11 445 European voyagers and traders..were..greatly astonished at what to them must have appeared an extraordinary power, whose potency..could change the flavour of the most acid substances into a delicious sweetness, and on this account unanimously conferred upon it the characteristic title of the ‘miraculous berry’. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1057/2 The fruits of S[ideroxylon] dulcificum..are one of the kinds known to the English residents in Western tropical Africa..under the name of Miraculous-berry, from their being eaten in order to counteract the acidity of any article of food or drink. 1964 R. W. J. Keay et al. Nigerian Trees II. 363 It is S[ynsepalum] dulcificum.., the ‘Miraculous Berry’. The fruits of this plant have the peculiar property of making everything eaten within 2 or 3 hours afterwards taste sweet. 1990 D. K. Abbiw Useful Plants Ghana i. 12 A group of wild fruits as possible sources for sweeteners are Synsepalum dulcificum Miraculous Berry, [etc.]. extracted from miraculousadj.adv.n. < as lemmas
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