单词 | miracle fruit |
释义 | miracle fruit in British Englishnoun informal the small, red, edible berry of the plant Synsepalum dulcificum, which contains a protein that makes bitter things taste sweet miracle fruit in American Englishnoun Also called: miracle berry, miraculous fruit1. the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet 2. Also called: serendipity berry the similar fruit of an African shrub, Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii Word origin [1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: retread, roller coaster, sensitization, twofer, zoom |
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