单词 | bayberry |
释义 | bayberryn. 1. The fruit of the bay-tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > bay-tree and allies > [noun] > bayberry bay1398 bayberry1578 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > berry > [noun] > bayberry bay1398 bayberry1578 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 688 Called in Latine Lauri baccæ, in English Bay berries. 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 409/2 Take of aniseed..bay-berries, myrrh..of each half an ounce. 2. In U.S., the fruit of the Wax-myrtle ( Myrica cerifera), and the plant itself, an American shrub that bears a berry covered with a wax-like coating. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > myrica and allies > [noun] > fruit of bayberry1687 1687 in Manchester (Mass.) Rec. 32 The sd. tree being near Vincsons baiberry medow. 1769 Massachusetts Gaz. 21 Dec. (advt.) Bayberry-wax candles. 1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 123 The bay berry (myrica cerifera), the leaves of which yield an agreeable perfume, and the fruit a delicate green wax, which is made into candles. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) (at cited word) The berries when boiled in water yield a fragrant green wax, known as bayberry tallow, used for making candles, etc. 1878 T. Moore Thompson's Gardener's Assistant (new ed.) 657/1 Myrica cerifera, candleberry, bay-berry, or wax-myrtle.—Very near the sweet-gale. 3. In Jamaica, the fruit of the ‘Bayberry Tree,’ Eugenia acris, a species of Pimento. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > capsicum > types of case pepper1631 bayberry1756 pimiento1845 paprika1851 pimento1885 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > capsicum > types of green pepper1565 case pepper1631 bird pepper1696 bell-pepper1707 goat peppera1726 bayberry1756 bird's eye pepper1829 bird's eye1842 pimiento1845 bird's eye chilli1851 paprika1851 pimento1885 datil1900 chile ancho1906 chile mulato1907 pasilla1929 jalapeño pepper1949 poblano1950 Serrano1952 chile poblano1972 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 247 The Bayberry Tree,..the berries resemble our cloves very much, both in form and flavour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1578 |
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