medlar

medlar
noun
  1. a small bushy tree of the rose family, which bears small brown apple-like fruits
    欧楂树
  2. Mespilus germanica, family Rosaceae
    拉丁名Mespilus germanica,蔷薇科
    ■the fruit of this tree, which is only edible after it has begun to decay
    欧楂果
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle 'medlar fruit', from Latin mespila, from Greek mespilē, mespilon
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