西番柿

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Chinese

"The Western Barbarians", particularly persimmon
trad. (西番柿) 西番
simp. #(西番柿) 西番
alternative forms 西畨柿
西蕃柿

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Noun

西番柿

  1. (archaic or Jin) tomato
    • 1617, 趙崡, 《植品》, page 11b:
      又有西畨柿亦萬曆間自西方來蔓生高四五尺結實宛如柿然不堪食其蔓與葉臭不可近比之向日菊尤甚今亦無種者矣
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