...An evergreen tall tree of the Lauraceae family (illustration). The flesh is dense (honey) and softens as it ripens, and is rich in fat. It is also high in protein and vitamins, but has less than 1% sugar, making it a suitable fruit for people with diabetes. It is native to the area around Mexico and Colombia, and has been cultivated for several thousand years. After the discovery of the New World, it passed through Spain, the Philippines, and is now cultivated in various tropical regions. It produces many small yellow-green flowers, 7 to 8 mm in diameter, in a raceme. It is a perfect flower, but there are strains in which the pistils ripen before the stamens and strains in which they ripen after, which is also a characteristic of the variety. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to the "California Volume" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…クスノキ科の常緑高木(イラスト)。果肉は緻密(ちみつ)で熟すと軟らかくなり,脂肪分に富む。タンパク質,ビタミンも多いが,糖分は1%以下で,糖尿病体質の人に適する果物である。原産地はメキシコからコロンビア周辺の地域であり,数千年前から栽培されていた。新大陸発見以降に,スペイン,フィリピンなどを経由し,現在は熱帯の各地で栽培されている。総状花序に黄緑色の直径7~8mmと小さい花を多数つける。完全花であるが,めしべがおしべより先熟する系統と後熟する系統とがあり,品種特性ともなっている。… ※「カルフォルニア巻」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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