A small South African tree of the genus Virgilia (V. oroboides or V. divaricata) of the family Leguminosæ, having pinnate leaves and racemes of…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs (26) keurboom1731 A small South African tree of the genus Virgilia (V. oroboides or V. divaricata) of the family Leguminosæ, having pinnate leaves and racemes of… silver-tree1731 A tree with silvery lanceolate leaves (Leucadendron argenteum), native to the Western Cape province, South Africa. witteboom1799 = silver-tree, n. 1. Hottentot's bean1801 a shrub or tree of the southern African genus Schotia (family Fabaceae), esp. S. afra, having an edible seed borne in flattened woody pods and… melkhouta1823 Any of several trees of the family Sapotaceae with milky sap; esp. (a) (more fully white melkhout) the white milkwood, Sideroxylon inerme; the pale… monkey apple1824 Any of various tropical trees and shrubs bearing fruit which resembles an apple or is regarded as fit (only) for monkeys; esp. Annona glabra (family… witgatboom1824 Any of several trees of the genus Boscia, which have pale bark and are found in dry areas of southern Africa, esp. the evergreen B. albitrunca. Also… Hottentot's bean tree1833 = Hottentot's bean n. spek-boom1834 The purslane-tree (Portulacaria afra) of South Africa. mopane1854 A tree, Colophospermum mopane (family Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae)), native to areas of low rainfall in southern Africa, having rough flaking… Welwitschia1862 A genus of gymnospermous plants (N.O. Gnetaceæ) consisting of one species W. mirabilis, native to the sandy regions of western Africa. ambatch1863 A spiny yellow-flowered shrub or small tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (family Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae), which grows in waterside… miombo1864 Any of several trees of the genus Brachystegia (family Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae)) of tropical Africa. Also: open woodland dominated by these and… pith tree1864 the ambatch, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon. porkwood1875 The wild peach tree Kiggellaria africana (family Flacourtiaceae) of southern Africa. rare. tree purslane1882 = purslane tree n. at purslane, n. compounds 2. buffalo-horn1887 (a) the horn of a buffalo; (b) an African tree, Zizyphus mucronata; (c) U.S. (see quot. 1887). monkey guava1887 the West African ebony Diospysos mespiliformis. bush willow1917 in South Africa, a plant of either of the species Combretum erythrophyllum or C. salicifolium. melkboom1917 Either of two trees with milky sap: (a) a fig tree with white or pale grey bark, Ficus cordata, found in arid, rocky parts of south-western… msasa1923 A tree of central Africa (esp. Zimbabwe), Brachystegia spiciformis, of the family Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae), which has a spreading crown of… rooibos1932 South African. Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum (family Combretaceae), bearing red or yellow foliage in winter; esp. C.… miraa1945 The leaves and twigs of the shrub khat, Catha edulis, which contain a stimulant drug; (also) the shrub itself. See khat, n. ovangkol1972 A tree indigenous to West Africa and western central Africa, Guibourtia ehie (family Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae)). Also: the wood of this tree… pigeon wood1972 Chiefly South African. The southern African tree Trema orientalis (family Ulmaceae), having black fruits favoured by pigeons. tambotie1973 A deciduous tree, Spirostachys africana, of the family Euphorbiaceæ, native to southern Africa and with dark, rough bark and short spikes of tiny… |
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