Medlar

[medlә]

解释:

(noun.) crabapple-like fruit used for preserves.

(noun.) a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste.

(noun.) small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples.

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解释:

(n.) 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.

整理:梅尔巴

解释:

n. a small tree of the rose family or its fruit.

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