| 单词 |
Laxton |
| 释义 |
Laxton|ˈlækstən|
The name of Laxton Brothers, a firm of English nurserymen, used in the possessive to designate several varieties of fruit bred and introduced by them, esp. the apple Laxton's Superb, a popular, late-ripening variety of red-skinned eating apple.
1920Jrnl. R. Hort. Soc. XLV. p. xxxvii, Exhibit. Messrs. Laxton, Bedford: Apple ‘Laxton's Superb’. 1926A. J. Macself Fruit Garden vii. 98 Laxton's Superb.—One of the best of early Pears, ripening in August. 1933Hall & Crane Apple xii. 195 Laxton's Superb.—A comparatively new seedling introduced by Messrs. Laxton in 1921, which is now beginning to be generally planted. Ibid. 203 Laxton's Exquisite follows closely on James Grieve. 1937A. H. Hoare Commercial Apple Growing ii. 50 Laxton's Epicure..received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1931. Ibid. 51 Laxton's Fortune, also a result of a Cox's Orange Pippin and Wealthy cross, is claiming attention as an early bright-coloured and attractive apple. 1966C. R. Thompson Pruning Apple Trees ii. 194 Other varieties..often crop profusely and yield small apples, e.g... Laxton's Fortune and Laxton's Superb. 1974Countryman Summer 107/2 The Fire Blight Order of 1958..banished this bacterial disease of pears by prohibiting Laxton's Superb, the most susceptible variety. |
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