| 单词 | raisin tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasraisin tree raisin tree n. †(a) the redcurrant, Ribes rubrum (family Grossulariaceae) (obsolete rare); (b) (more fully Japanese raisin tree) an East Asian tree, Hovenia dulcis (family Rhamnaceae), having fleshy peduncles containing an edible sweet red pulp. ΚΠ 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. H.iiij Rhibes..is called in some places of Englande a Rasin tree. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 956/2 Raisin-tree, Ribes rubrum. 1887 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening Raisin-tree, Japanese, a common name for Hovenia dulcis. 1971 Brittonia 23 36 In the monotypic Hovenia, the so-called ‘Japanese raisin tree’, the inflorescence-axis becomes considerably more succulent. 2001 www.gov-madeira.pt 18 Dec. (O.E.D. Archive) Path with the following trees on either side: Araucarias, Snowball Trees, Japanese Raisin Tree, Victorian Laurel, [etc.]. 2003 Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 22 Mar. c2/4 Raisin trees are native to shady, moist glens and mountains of China. < as lemmas |
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