英语词汇empress of desserts的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	empress of desserts
词源	Empress of Desserts. A nickname for the French apple prop- erly called the Calville. This difficult-to-grow apple is so deli- cious that in the days of the Sun King it was believed to be the tempting apple that grew in the Garden of Eden.
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