单词 | ugli |
释义 | Uglin. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > ugli fruit Ugli1934 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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