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agriot

agriot noun: synonym of sour cherry.

Noun

agriot (plural agriots)

  1. (dated) Synonym of sour cherry.
    • Trenner Joseph sen. & jun., Turners and Makers of agriot pipe-sticks.1862, Joseph Arenstein, Austria at the International Exhibition of 1862, page 45
    • Comparing those plants grown in large and in samll vessels, the agriot yielded a larger amount of leaf and dry substance when grown in small vessels, whereas with the sweet cherry the reverse was the case. When grown in dilute solutions the agriot caused the evaporation through its leaves of twice...1881, P. Sorauer, “Manuring Experiments on Fruit Trees”, in Journal of the Chemical Society, volume 40, page 936
    Synonyms:
    sour cherry

Examples of agriot in a sentence

  • We distinguish between sweet cherries and sour cherries (agriots).1916, Erich Walter, Manual for the Essence Industry, page 239:
  • On the other hand special note should be made of the cherries of Manisa, the agriots of Parsa and Gediz, and the cucumbers of Menemen.1919, Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division, A Handbook of Asia Minor: Western Asia Minor, page 111:
  • Brandy distilled from fresh whole agriots or cherries, fermented with or without the stones.1967, Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal - Volume 22, page 531:

Synonyms of agriot

Forms of agriot

pluralagriots
alternative formegriot

Origin of agriot

From French aigrette, griotte, formerly Old French agriote (“sour cherry”). Compare aigre (“sour”).

Questions about agriot

What does agriot mean?
Agriot means synonym of sour cherry.
How do you use agriot in a sentence?
We distinguish between sweet cherries and sour cherries (agriots).
What part of speech is agriot?
Agriot is a noun.
What is the plural of agriot?
The plural of agriot is agriots.

Words near agriot in the dictionary

  1. Agrionia
  2. agrions
  3. agriophyte
  4. agriophytes
  5. Agrios
  6. agriot
  7. agriots
  8. agriotype
  9. agriotypes
  10. agriplastic
  11. agriplastics

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