| 单词 | seven-year apple |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseven-year apple seven-year apple n. (also seven years apple) a small evergreen tree of Florida and the Caribbean, Casasia clusiifolia (family Rubiaceae), bearing star-shaped flowers and large green berries that ripen over a period of several months, becoming black and wrinkled.Originally reported by M. Catesby as a local name in the Bahamas. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > other tropical or exotic fruit-trees or -plants tamarind1614 star apple1693 seven-year apple1731 wild mangosteen1753 peach1760 ackee1792 Java plum1829 abiu1834 jambu1834 jakkalsbessie1854 calabash-nutmeg1866 jambolan1866 Chinese gooseberry1925 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 434 The Seven Years Apple. He [sc. Catesby] knows not the Reason of the Name, because the Fruit ripens in seven or eight Months Time. 1893 Youth's Compan. 9 Mar. 126/3 Seven-year apples with star-like white blossoms having a delicious fragrance. 2014 Targeted News Service (Florida) (Nexis) 25 July A new national champion tree, a seven-year-apple (Casasia clusiifolia), was crowned in Biscayne National Park. < as lemmas |
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