| 释义 |
‖ witteboom S. Afr.|ˈvɪtəbʊəm|
[Cape Du. (witte white a., boom beam n.1)]
= silvertree 1.
1799A. Barnard Let. 4 Apr. in Lett. Lady Anne Barnard to Henry Dundas (1973) 185 Her Ladyship..is soon to present the Regiment with their colors [sic], in which the Whittebomb [sic]..is Happily blended and united with the Royal oak. 1818Latrobe Jrnl. S. Afr. 35 The foot..of..Table-Mountain is well clothed with witteboom (protea argentea). 1926C. G. Botha Our S. Afr. (1938) 85 Witteboomen..is the name of the well known silver trees found in the Cape Peninsula. 1972Palmer & Pitman Trees S. Afr. I. 493 Witteboom..is believed to grow naturally only in the Cape Peninsula. |