单词 | roebuckberry |
释义 | roebuckberry/ˈrəʊbʌkˌb(ə)ri/Scottish and English regional (northern ) noun The fruit of a herbaceous species of Rubus, especially that of the stone bramble, R. saxatilis. OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer. From roebuck + berry, with reference to the fondness for the fruit attributed to roebucks. |
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