aandblomn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːndblɒm/, U.S.

/ˈɑndˌblɑm/, South African English

/ˈɑːndblɒm/,

/ˈɑːntblɒm/

Inflections: Plural aandblomme Brit.

/ˈɑːntblɒmə/, U.S.

/ˈɑndˌblɔmə/, South African English

/ˈɑːndblɒmə/,

/ˈɑːntblɒmə/, aandbloms.

Forms:

α. 1700s– avondbloem.

β. 1900s– aandbloem, 1900s– aandblom, 1800s aantblom.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch avondbloem; Afrikaans aandblom.

Etymology: < South African Dutch avondbloem (1788 in the passage translated in quot. 1793; Afrikaans aandblom) < Dutch avond evening (see even n.¹) + bloem flower (see bloom n.¹). Compare English evening flower n. at evening n.¹, adv., and int. Compounds 2.In the plural form aandblomme reflecting the Afrikaans plural form.

South African.

Any of several evening-scented wild flowers of the family Iridaceae; esp. Hesperantha falcata, which has fragrant white flowers that open in the late afternoon.

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Hottentot fig1731

wait-a-bit1785

goat's foot1787

Strelitzia1789

aandblom1793

grapple-plant1822

tile-root1829

neb-neb1839

Cape tulip1850

bird-of-paradise flower1855

dimorphotheca1861

aandblommetjie1870

lithops1938

1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 286 The Ixia cinnamomea (Avondbloem, Canelbloem) opens every evening at four, and exhales its agreeable odours through the whole night.

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 273 I here met with a remarkable species of Avond-bloem (Hesperanthera).

1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm 21 Another of our favourites was the aantblom, a kind of ixia.

1927 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 190/1 Wild flowers, from the stately arum lily..to the modest avondbloem, which at night perfumed the whole veld with its fragrance.

1928 Jrnl. Bot. Soc. S. Afr. 14 8 One's youthful memories of the Aandbloms, Painted Ladies, Papies and Afrikanders that marked the passing of the months.

1953 V. Buchanan-Gould Vast Heritage v. 80 Here the flowers had no perfume except for the rare aandblom.

1991 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 6 Apr. (Leisure section) 7 In the Tsitsikamma we used to find aandblomme growing in profusion amongst the grasses on the sandy flats near the mouth of the Groot River.

2008 Cape Argus (Nexis) 24 Sept. (Life section) 9 Hesperantha (the ‘aandblom’) opens in early evening and is pollinated by moths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aandblom
释义	aandblomn. Brit. /ˈɑːndblɒm/, U.S. /ˈɑndˌblɑm/, South African English /ˈɑːndblɒm/, /ˈɑːntblɒm/ Inflections: Plural aandblomme Brit. /ˈɑːntblɒmə/, U.S. /ˈɑndˌblɔmə/, South African English /ˈɑːndblɒmə/, /ˈɑːntblɒmə/, aandbloms. Forms: α. 1700s– avondbloem. β. 1900s– aandbloem, 1900s– aandblom, 1800s aantblom. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch avondbloem; Afrikaans aandblom. Etymology: < South African Dutch avondbloem (1788 in the passage translated in quot. 1793; Afrikaans aandblom) < Dutch avond evening (see even n.¹) + bloem flower (see bloom n.¹). Compare English evening flower n. at evening n.¹, adv., and int. Compounds 2.In the plural form aandblomme reflecting the Afrikaans plural form. South African. Any of several evening-scented wild flowers of the family Iridaceae; esp. Hesperantha falcata, which has fragrant white flowers that open in the late afternoon. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > African plants > other African plants Hottentot fig1731 wait-a-bit1785 goat's foot1787 Strelitzia1789 aandblom1793 grapple-plant1822 tile-root1829 neb-neb1839 Cape tulip1850 bird-of-paradise flower1855 dimorphotheca1861 aandblommetjie1870 lithops1938 1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 286 The Ixia cinnamomea (Avondbloem, Canelbloem) opens every evening at four, and exhales its agreeable odours through the whole night. 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 273 I here met with a remarkable species of Avond-bloem (Hesperanthera). 1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm 21 Another of our favourites was the aantblom, a kind of ixia. 1927 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 190/1 Wild flowers, from the stately arum lily..to the modest avondbloem, which at night perfumed the whole veld with its fragrance. 1928 Jrnl. Bot. Soc. S. Afr. 14 8 One's youthful memories of the Aandbloms, Painted Ladies, Papies and Afrikanders that marked the passing of the months. 1953 V. Buchanan-Gould Vast Heritage v. 80 Here the flowers had no perfume except for the rare aandblom. 1991 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 6 Apr. (Leisure section) 7 In the Tsitsikamma we used to find aandblomme growing in profusion amongst the grasses on the sandy flats near the mouth of the Groot River. 2008 Cape Argus (Nexis) 24 Sept. (Life section) 9 Hesperantha (the ‘aandblom’) opens in early evening and is pollinated by moths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1793
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