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tulp S. Afr.|tœlp|
Also tulpe.
[a. Du. tulp tulip.]
Any of several bulbous plants of the genus Homeria or Moræa of the family Iridaceæ, esp. Homeria breyniana or Moræa polystachya, which are native to southern Africa, bear yellow, pink, or blue flowers, and are extremely poisonous to cattle.
[1795: see suikerbos.] 1835T. H. Bowker Jrnl. 10 May (MS.), Lots of Bullocks sick with eating Tulp. 1844J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. xviii. 276 Among the grass, on the south side, there was an abundance of the species of Morœa, known in the country by the name of Tulip or Tulpe, which is very destructive to cattle. 1871T. Baines Diary 28 May (1946) III. 601 Tulp, a plant poisonous to cattle, grew at Blauwe Krantz. 1896R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony iv. 96 Cattle bred on the ground do not eat tulp unless they are very hungry. 1958Cape Times 23 Aug. 11/6 Poisonous plants, such as tulp,..led to illness among animals. 1973Grocott's Mail (Grahamstown, S. Afr.) 19 June 3 An abundance of the highly poisonous tulp plant..could mean stock losses for unsuspecting farmers. |