Adjective : a subacid fruit. From Dictionary.com.
Lansats, two of the most delicious of the subacid tropical fruits. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
The sweet, subacid, mucilaginous juice is much esteemed as a pectoral. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
Harvest mandarin oranges when they show color break and their juice turns subacid. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 21] Reference
The inhabitants eat the stalks, which are subacid, and tan leather with the roots, and prepare a black dye from them. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference
The inhabitants eat the stalks, which are subacid, tan leather with the roots, and also prepare a black dye from them. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
When arrived at its full growth, and before it is ripe, it is gathered and eaten like any other fruit, the taste being subacid. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
Because of their refreshing subacid flavor, they are much eaten in their fresh state, both alone and in combination with other foods in numerous salads and desserts. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals] Reference
A subacid smile was the only comment he allowed himself. From Wordnik.com. [The End of General Gordon: Paras. 67-99] Reference
It is eaten boiled or roasted, and has a pleasant subacid taste. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time] Reference
She was shedding awkwardness without any loss of that subacid sincerity that was her charm. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Connie] Reference
It bears a small oval fruit of an orange color when ripe, having a pleasant subacid flavor. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
Its fruit has a pleasant, subacid flavor when perfectly ripe, but the unripe fruit is extremely astringent. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
With her odd good looks she very likely had just that subacid leaven for which, in the alchemy of attraction, the Duc was in search. From Wordnik.com. [She Stands Accused] Reference
Silas Peckham bowed with great alacrity, and took from the table a small glass cup, containing a fluid reddish in hue and subacid in taste. From Wordnik.com. [Elsie Venner] Reference
Many baobab-trees grow in different spots, and the few people seen were using the white pulp found between the seeds to make a pleasant subacid drink. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864] Reference
It is absorbed by water; this fluid takes up about 30 times its bulk, gains a nauseous subacid taste, and, according to Dr. Thomsony becomes of specific gravity 1.0513. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Chemical Philosophy: Part 1, Vol.1] Reference
He could not be properly said to drawl, because there was a positive subacid crispness in his voice that not even a Prussian or a Turk on a dark night could have over-looked. From Wordnik.com. [The Eye of Zeitoon] Reference
Egyptians, is a bushy tree or shrub, which attains the height of eighteen or twenty feet under favourable circumstances, and bears a fruit resembling a date, with a subacid flavour. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient Egypt] Reference
Summerlee drew him on with his chorus of subacid criticism, while Lord John and I laughed at the contest and the lady, her hand upon his sleeve, controlled the bellowings of the philosopher. From Wordnik.com. [The Poison Belt: Being an Account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger] Reference
The subtlety of the portraiture and the economy of the author's sympathy for his hero impart a subacid flavour of peculiar delicacy to the book, which would occupy a high place in the repertoire of any lesser artist. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories] Reference
'strawberry guava,' as it is locally called, has a delicate, subacid flavour not easily equalled. From Wordnik.com. [To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I] Reference
"Ah, yes, a subacid flavour; they are wholesome, I should think. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews.] Reference
It has a subacid, agreeable taste. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
Warm subacid liquids taken frequently. From Wordnik.com. [Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life] Reference
These crabs have a spritely, subacid flavor. From Wordnik.com. [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference
Warm subacid liquids. From Wordnik.com. [Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life] Reference
Sweet subacid fruits. From Wordnik.com. [Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life] Reference
"The Shadow's slow subacid speech, I knew. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890] Reference
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