A genus of African shrubs (family Leguminosæ); the fragrant wood of some of its species.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African (17) Aspalathus1601 A genus of African shrubs (family Leguminosæ); the fragrant wood of some of its species. othonne1601 A plant (not identified; perhaps the plant Othonna cheirifolia (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), also called African ragwort). honey flower1712 Any of several South African shrubs of the genus Melianthus, having large, pinnate glaucous leaves and brown nectar-rich flowers; esp. M. major… amber tree1719 Any of several evergreen shrubs belonging to the mainly African genus Anthospermum (family Rubiaceae), having leaves that are fragrant when bruised… Melianthus1731 A genus of flowering plants, now restricted to certain South African shrubs of the family Melianthaceae (see honey flower, n. 2), but formerly… rhinoceros bush1731 a South African shrub, Elytropappus rhinocerotis, said to be the food of the rhinoceros; = renosterbos, n. Hottentot cherry1740 the evergreen shrub Maurocenia frangularia (family Cealstraceae), native to South Africa; (also) the small edible berry produced by this plant. sparmannia1801 A large hairy shrub of the genus Sparmannia (family Tiliaceæ) native to southern Africa, and bearing toothed heart-shaped leaves and clusters of… renosterbos1822 A xerophytic South African shrub, Elytropappus rhinocerotis (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), which has grey-green stems and foliage, small… ratsbane1846 The highly poisonous fruit of the West African shrub Dichapetalum toxicarium (family Dichapetalaceae); the plant itself. Cf. rat poison n. at rat, n.1… black parsley1861 †(a) stone parsley, Sison amomum (obsolete); (b) a shrubby umbelliferous plant native to Madeira, Melanoselinum decipiens, which has black seed heads. tail-grape1884 a name for the species of Artabotrys, N.O. Anonaceæ, shrubs of tropical Africa and the East Indies; so called from the hook-like form of the… milk-tree1885 Any of various trees yielding a milky sap, in some cases drinkable; esp. (a) = milk-bush, n. (a); (b) any of several tropical South American trees… poison-bush1885 More fully Bushman's poison-bush, Hottentot's poison-bush. Any of several shrubby plants of the southern African genus Acokanthera (family Apocynaceae… rooibos1893 South African. Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum (family Combretaceae), bearing red or yellow foliage in winter; esp. C.… Natal bottlebrush1907 In the names of plants and animals found in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). a shrub or small tree, Greyia sutherlandii (family Greyiaceae), native to some… moonflower1913 South African and U.S. = angel's trumpet n. at angel, n. compounds 2. |
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