| 释义 |
ma·ha·leb
\ˈmä(h)əˌleb\ noun
also mahaleb cherry
(-s)
Etymology: Arabic maḥlab
: a small slender European cherry (Prunus mahaleb) that has pure white fragrant flowers in racemes and small inferior fruits from which a dye and a cordial are sometimes made and that is grown for use as an understock in grafting cultivated cherries — called also St. Lucie cherry |