单词 | native mulberry |
释义 | > as lemmasnative mulberry native mulberry n. any of several trees that are related to the mulberry, or that resemble it in some way; esp. (a) U.S. the red mulberry, Morus rubra, of North America; (b) Australian the small tree Pipturus argenteus (family Urticaceae), which bears a white, mulberry-like fruit; (c) Australian the pigeon-berry tree, Litsea dealbata (family Lauraceae). (also) the fruit of any of these trees. ΚΠ 1846 Commerc. Rev. South & West Feb. 164 The indigenous silk-worm weaves its web over our trees, and the native mulberry beautifies our landscape with its trembling leaves. 1871 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1870 3 185 Entelea arborescens... The Whau, or native Mulberry, is remarkable for its immense cordate leaves. 1889 J. H. Maiden Useful Native Plants Austral. 563 Litsea dealbata... ‘Pigeon-berry Tree.’ ‘Native Mulberry.’ 1914 Science 30 Oct. 614/2 Others [sc. native U.S. fruits] which can only be named are:..the high-bush cranberry; native mulberries; [etc.]. 1936 J. W. Audas Native Trees Austral. 229 Litsea dealbata... A well-known tree of Queensland and New South Wales called Native Mulberry or Pigeon-Berry Tree. 1984 K. A. W. Williams Native Plants Queensland II. 224 Native Mulberry... The small, mulberry-like fruits..are sweet and juicy. < as lemmas |
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