medlar
/ˈmedlə(r)/noun
1- a small bushy tree of the rose family, which bears small brown apple-like fruits欧楂树。
1.1
- Mespilus germanica, family Rosaceae.拉丁名Mespilus germanica,蔷薇科。
1.2
- the fruit of this tree, which is only edible after it has begun to decay欧楂果。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French medler, from medle 'medlar fruit', from Latin mespila, from Greek mespiē, mespilon.