資料來源 : pyDict
枸杞,枸杞子
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F.
n['e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf.
{Naseberry}.]
A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({M. Germanica}); also, the
fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple,
but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is
hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to
decay.
{Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}.
{Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree
({Crat[ae]gus Azarolus}); also, its fruit.
資料來源 : WordNet®
medlar
n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
[syn: {wild medlar}, {wild medlar tree}, {Vangueria
infausta}]
2: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that
resemble crab apples [syn: {medlar tree}, {Mespilus
germanica}]
3: South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and
sweet-acid pithy flesh
4: crabapple-like fruit used for preserves