| 单词 | hiccup-nut |
| 释义 | > as lemmashiccup-nut hiccup-nut n. South African the fruit of an ornamental shrub, Combretum (Poivrea) bracteosum, belonging to the family Combretaceæ; also, the plant itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > hiccup-nut shrub hiccup-nut1862 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > hiccup-nut shrub > fruit of hiccup-nut1862 1862 W. H. Harvey & O. W. Sonder Flora Capensis II. 512 P[oivrea] bracteosa... Fruit oval or slightly obovate, indistinctly 5-angled, glabrous, 1-seeded. Called ‘Hiccup-nut’ in the colony. 1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. App. 447 The exquisite heads of scarlet flowers of the Hiccup-nut. 1899 J. M. Wood & M. S. Evans Natal Plants I. ii. 63 The fruit is known locally as ‘Hiccup Nut’ and is palatable, but usually produces violent hiccough. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) II. 531/1 C. bracteosum. Hiccup-nut. < as lemmas |
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