flat peach; Saturn peach; peach of immortality
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3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
flat peach; Saturn peach; doughnut peach (variety with flat, round fruit)
Also known as 扁桃 (biǎn táo) in some regions. Characterized by its flattened shape and sweet flesh.
I especially like eating flat peaches because they have small pits and thick flesh.
This variety of flat peach comes from Xinjiang and tastes especially sweet.
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The supermarket sells those flat, disc-shaped peaches.
noun
the fruit of this plant; flat peach fruit
Refers specifically to the individual fruits of the flat peach tree.
The flat peaches growing on this tree are big and red.
The farmers are picking the ripe flat peaches.
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These flat peaches aren't fully ripe yet.
noun
peach of immortality; fairy peach (in Chinese mythology)
literaryIn Chinese mythology, these peaches grow in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) and ripen every few thousand years, granting immortality to those who eat them. Made famous in Journey to the West.
Sun Wukong stole and ate the Queen Mother's peaches of immortality.
According to legend, eating the fairy peaches can grant eternal youth and immortality.
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The Peach Banquet described in Journey to the West is depicted as very lively.