英语词汇jerusalem cherry的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Jerusalem cherry. Despite its common name, this plant (Solanum pseudo-capsicum) is not a cherry and does not grow in or near Jerusalem. A popular greenhouse plant grown for its scarlet, globe-shaped fruits, it is native to Brazil. The name Je- rusalem is attached to a number of plants not native to that area, including the Jerusalem cowslip, Jerusalem oak, Jerusa- lem sage, Jerusalem thorn, and Jerusalem artichoke. It seems that, except in the last case, Jerusalem was bestowed simply as a vague name for a distant foreign place the plant was thought to hail from. See artichoke.

词汇	jerusalem cherry
词源	Jerusalem cherry. Despite its common name, this plant (Solanum pseudo-capsicum) is not a cherry and does not grow in or near Jerusalem. A popular greenhouse plant grown for its scarlet, globe-shaped fruits, it is native to Brazil. The name Je- rusalem is attached to a number of plants not native to that area, including the Jerusalem cowslip, Jerusalem oak, Jerusa- lem sage, Jerusalem thorn, and Jerusalem artichoke. It seems that, except in the last case, Jerusalem was bestowed simply as a vague name for a distant foreign place the plant was thought to hail from. See artichoke.
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