| 单词 | winter thorn |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinter thorn ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > pear > late-ripening varieties saffron pear1664 squib-pear1664 Virgoule1691 Virgouleuse1691 winter thorn1693 conference1885 Passe Crassane1954 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. xiv. 168 For the 15 Fathoms of the East, 12 Trees, viz. 3 Boncretiens, 2 Bergamots, 1 Ambrett, 1 Winter Thorn [Fr. Épine d'hiver]..and 1 Lansac. 1724 S. Switzer et al. Pract. Fruit-gardener xvii. 122 The Winter Thorn is an excellent Pear..; it is doubtlessly so named from the Thorniness of the Boughs. 1802 W. Forsyth Treat. Fruit-trees vii. 87 Epine d'Hyver (the Winter Thorn Pear)..is in eating about the latter end of December. 1921 U. P. Hedrick Pears N.Y. v. 377 Épine d'Hiver... Winter Thorn... A very old French pear, reported as early as 1675. < as lemmas |
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