| 单词 | punic apple |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPunic apple Punic apple n. [after classical Latin Pūnicum mālum] now chiefly historical the pomegranate (cf. earlier Punical pome n. at Punical adj. Compounds); (also) the pomegranate tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > pomegranate pomegranatec1330 garneta1400 apple-garnadec1400 Punic?1440 Punical pomec1450 grenade?1533 granate1568 apple Punic1601 Punic apple1601 granate-applea1622 grenado1656 balausta1842 native orange1860 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 398 The territorie of Carthage challengeth to it selfe the Punicke apple [L. Punicum malum]: some call it the Pomegranat. 1749 G. West tr. Lucian Triumphs of Gout in tr. Pindar Odes 246 The Poppies soothing Gum, th' emollient Bulb, Rind of the Punick Apple, Fleawort hot. 1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 712 It is a much-branched small tree or shrub..and is also known as the Punic apple or Garnet apple. 2004 Macon Tel. (Nexis) 30 Sept. d2 Some theorize that the pomegranate—the Punic apple—was the actual temptation fruit from the Bible's Tree of Knowledge. < as lemmas |
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