Nankingn.

Brit.

/nanˈkɪŋ/,

/naŋˈkɪŋ/, U.S.

/nænˈkɪŋ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nanking.

Etymology: < Nanking (also transliterated Nanjing ), the name of the capital city of Jiangsu province in south-east China. Compare nankeen n.The place name is attested, spelt Nankin, from the late 17th cent., and spelt Nanking from the 19th cent.

In full Nanking cherry. A hardy early-flowering species of cherry, Prunus tomentosa, native to temperate East Asia and cultivated elsewhere for its ornamental white or pink-tinged flowers and sweet juicy red fruit.

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1925 Democrat & Chron. (Rochester, N.Y.) 29 Apr. 16/6 I heard park folk say the other day..that the Nanking cherry..is in bloom.

1969 R. Hay & P. M. Synge Dict. Garden Plants 344/2 [Prunus] tomentosa... Manchu or Nanking Cherry... Often used as a flowering hedge.

1977 Soil Conservation June 19/3 Birds feed on the Nanking cherry bushes, which also produce enough fruit for home canning.

1991 M. Kenyon Kleinberg ii. xxi. 138 She'd baked a pie; somehow, God knows how, had picked cherries from her withered Nanking in the tiny yard behind the shop.

1996 Denver Post 13 Apr. e2/6 A lovely, tough, wide-spreading shrub with early frost-resistant pink flowers is Nanking cherry, Prunus tomentosa.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nanking
释义	Nankingn. Brit. /nanˈkɪŋ/, /naŋˈkɪŋ/, U.S. /nænˈkɪŋ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nanking. Etymology: < Nanking (also transliterated Nanjing ), the name of the capital city of Jiangsu province in south-east China. Compare nankeen n.The place name is attested, spelt Nankin, from the late 17th cent., and spelt Nanking from the 19th cent. In full Nanking cherry. A hardy early-flowering species of cherry, Prunus tomentosa, native to temperate East Asia and cultivated elsewhere for its ornamental white or pink-tinged flowers and sweet juicy red fruit. ΚΠ 1925 Democrat & Chron. (Rochester, N.Y.) 29 Apr. 16/6 I heard park folk say the other day..that the Nanking cherry..is in bloom. 1969 R. Hay & P. M. Synge Dict. Garden Plants 344/2 [Prunus] tomentosa... Manchu or Nanking Cherry... Often used as a flowering hedge. 1977 Soil Conservation June 19/3 Birds feed on the Nanking cherry bushes, which also produce enough fruit for home canning. 1991 M. Kenyon Kleinberg ii. xxi. 138 She'd baked a pie; somehow, God knows how, had picked cherries from her withered Nanking in the tiny yard behind the shop. 1996 Denver Post 13 Apr. e2/6 A lovely, tough, wide-spreading shrub with early frost-resistant pink flowers is Nanking cherry, Prunus tomentosa. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1925
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