单词 | purple-berried bay |
释义 | > as lemmaspurple-berried bay purple-berried bay n. now historical an evergreen tree of the family Oleaceae that has purple berries, variously identified with privet (genus Ligustrum) and devilwood ( Osmanthus americana). ΚΠ 1732Purple-berried Bay [see purple-berried adj. at Compounds 1a(a)]. 1767 W. Stork Acct. E. Florida 3 The Purple-berried Bay is called by Catesby a Ligustrum..but Dr. Solander says it is a species of olive: it is a beautful evergreen tree. 1943 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 33 196 Bay, purple berried..devilwood (Osmanthus americana). < as lemmas |
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