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单词 ugli
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Uglin.

Brit. /ˈʌɡli/, U.S. /ˈəɡli/
Forms: Also ugli(fruit).
Etymology: Alteration of ugly adj.
The proprietary name of a hybrid citrus fruit, first produced in Jamaica by crossing the Seville orange Citrus aurantium, the grapefruit C. paradisi, and the tangerine, C. reticulata. Cf tangelo n.
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1934 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 26 Feb. 19 Should the name of ‘ugli’ fruit be changed to a more beautiful name?
1938 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Dec. 1498 Ugli,..fresh citrus fruits…2nd August, 1938.
1943 H. J. Webber & L. D. Batchelor Citrus Industry I. 650 The Ugli is a very interesting fruit, probably a hybrid, that first came to the writer's attention..in February, 1934.
1951 Amer. Speech 26 35 Ugli… The mother tree..was discovered near Brown's Town, Jamaica, about 1914.
1958 Spectator 13 June 770/2 Passion fruit, mangoes, uglifruit, and pomegranates.
1975 Austral. Post 31 July 27/1 Prince Charles loves an ugli, so said the Queen when she opened London's new Covent Garden market recently.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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