单词 | pregnada |
释义 | † pregnadan. Obsolete. An orange or lemon containing or enclosed in another. Cf. navel orange n. at navel n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > citrus fruit > [noun] > lemon > types of pregnada1667 Lisbon1897 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > lemon > types of pregnada1667 Lisbon1897 Meyer1926 1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 207 Oranges and Lemmons, especially the Pregnadas which have small ones in their bellies, from whence they are so denominated. 1790 Coll. Voy. round World IV. i. 1229 Another botanical curiosity, mentioned by him, is what they call Pregnada, or impregnated lemon. It is a perfect and distinct lemon, inclosed within another. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1667 |
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