| 单词 | service apple |
| 释义 | > as lemmasservice apple service apple n. now historical and rare the fruit of the true service tree, Sorbus domestica; = sorb-apple n. [Originally after classical Latin sorbus sorb n.1; compare earlier sorb n.1 1, sorb-apple n., and service-berry n. 1a.] ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > pear > [noun] > fruit of service-tree servec1350 aleysa1425 service1530 service-berry1552 service apple1600 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > pear > fruit of service-tree servec1350 aleysa1425 service1530 sorb1530 sorb-apple1548 corm1578 service apple1600 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 116 Before they be ripe they taste somewhat like vnto Seruice-apples [L. sorbi]. 1704 tr. L. Lémery Treat. Foods i. xxiv. 43 Service-Apples [Fr. Sorbes] are astringent, because they contain gross and tartarous parts, which fix and embarass the sharp and over-thin Humours. 1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 122 (note) The baskets which held the cheeses, chesnuts, and dried service-apples. 1926 Classical Jrnl. 21 448 Service apples, elderberry, and the black mulberry were also native. 2002 L. Moulin Eating & Drinking in Europe v. i. 230/1 They drank perry, made with water passed over the grape marc and made a drink with service apples or pears, tart bunches of grapes and wild fruit. < as lemmas |
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