marasca

/muh-ras-kuh/US // məˈræs kə //UK // (məˈræskə) //

马拉斯卡,沼泽地,卤煮,沼泽

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.

The best is from Zara, and is obtained from the marasca cherry only.
The marasca, or wild cherry, is abundant, and yields the celebrated liqueur called maraschino.
The Marasca cherry is a native of the province of Dalmatia, Austria, where the trees grow wild and are now sparingly cultivated.
According to the Dalmatians all attempts to improve the Marasca cherry by culture have failed.