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单词 soft fruit
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soft fruit
soft fruit n. any fruit with relatively soft flesh; (British) spec. a small stoneless fruit, the edible fruit of any kind of low-growing perennial; cf. small fruit n. at small adj. and n.2 Compounds 4.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > plant that bears fruit > [noun] > top-fruit or bottom-fruit
soft fruit1695
small fruit1718
top-fruit1884
1695 Family-dict., or Houshold Compan. at Jelly of gooseberries You may Jelly Raspberries, Cherries, Currants, or any such like soft Fruit.
1724 J. Saunders Compl. Fisherman 146 The Chub..will bite at soft Fruit.
1868 All Year Round 18 July 132/2 Our doctor seems a great advocate for soft fruit, by which term, at this present, peaches, grapes, pears, apples are meant.
1916 M. Byron Jam Bk. i. 8 Do not let any soft fruit, such as strawberries or raspberries, be placed in a tin vessel.
1956 H. H. Crane Fruit i. 9 If the area is very small, it may be possible to grow only soft fruits.
2009 Guardian 23 Apr. (G2 section) 27/3 It's nearly impossible to mechanise the harvest of soft fruit—it's too easily damaged.
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