| 单词 | pequi tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspequi tree Any of several tropical South American trees of the genus Caryocar (family Caryocaraceae), esp. C. brasiliense of central Brazil, which has an oily edible fruit and seed, and occasionally (perhaps partly by confusion) the piquia, C. villosum. Also: the wood or fruit of any of these trees. Frequently attributive, as pequi fruit, pequi tree, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > other American fruit-plants guava1555 anchovy pear1657 river pear1696 sour-sop tree1696 monkey apple1750 stopper-berry tree1750 sour-sop1753 chocho1756 sweet plum1796 pequi1819 Spanish plum1823 jaboticaba1824 christophene1830 Quito orange1846 pepino1850 mountain mango1861 chayote1884 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 choko1902 1819 R. Southey Hist. Brazil III. xliv. 758 The Piqui..is of more importance to a country like Piauhy, where drought is the great evil. 1870 C. F. Hartt Thayer Exped. 149 Among the trees are several species which produce edible fruit, especially the Mangabeira, Bacuparí, Piquí, &c. 1936 Times 1 July 15/4 They learned that he had been poisoned in a Calapolos village with an acid drink made from pequi fruits. 1977 C. Wagley Welcome of Tears iii. 52 Both men and women would collect wild fruit, such as pequi, and bacaba palm nuts, which grew in the galeria forests. 2003 Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics (Nexis) 1 Mar. 54 Growing up to a height of 10m, the Pequi tree produces large yellow flowers and fruits which contain 1 to 4 seeds. < as lemmas |
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