单词 | mulga apple |
释义 | > as lemmasmulga apple mulga apple n. a large edible gall formed by the mulga tree. ΚΠ 1888 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 3 483 The other [gall] is less abundant, larger, succulent, and edible. These latter galls are called ‘Mulga apples’ and are said to be very welcome to the thirsty traveller. 1904 A. W. Howitt Native Tribes S.-E. Austral. 791 They travelled farther north, gathering the mulga apples by the way, some of which they roasted. 1938 D. M. Bates Passing of Aborigines 209 Mulga apples, acrid but sustaining. 1981 P. Hay Meeting of Sighs 79 There are mulga apples all soft and sweet. < as lemmas |
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