英和和英

名詞

melinjo

1. An evergreen tree, Gnetum gnemon, native to Indonesia and widely used in local cuisine.
   • 1995, Othman Yaacob, ‎Suranant Subhadrabandhu, The Production of Economic Fruits in South-East Asia, p. 237:

     According to history, the melinjo is a native of the Malay Peninsula from where it later spread to Assam in India and to Fiji.

   • 2003, Wendy Hutton, Handy Pocket Guide to Asian Herbs & Spices, p. 15:

     A native of Southeast Asia, the melinjo tree is found wild in the forests and is also cultivated in some areas.

   • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso 2015, p. 76:

     Nuraeni put the stove, the plate rack, and buckets beneath a melinjo tree behind their home.