neb-nebn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛbnɛb/, U.S.

/ˈnɛbˌnɛb/

Origin: A borrowing from a language of Senegal.

Etymology: < a language of Senegal; compare Noon nebneb, nepnep, Serer nebneb, nèfnèf, nepnep, Wolof nèbnèb, nèpnèp.In francophone countries nèbnèb generally designates the variety adansonii in contrast to gonakié which designates the varieties nilotica and tomentosa. See further H. M. Burkill Useful Plants West Trop. Afr. (ed. 2, 1995) III. 186ff.

rare. Now historical.

The pods of the tropical African acacia Acacia nilotica, used in tanning and dyeing.

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neb-neb1839

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1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 82 Bablah, the rind or shell which surrounds the fruit of the mimosa cineraria; it comes from the East Indies, as also from Senegal, under the name of Neb-neb.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 68/2 The pods of Acacia nilotica, under the name of neb-neb, are used by tanners.

1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 11/2 The pods and bark (Bablah, Neb-Neb) are used for tanning, and dyeing fabrics yellow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neb-neb
释义	neb-nebn. Brit. /ˈnɛbnɛb/, U.S. /ˈnɛbˌnɛb/ Origin: A borrowing from a language of Senegal. Etymology: < a language of Senegal; compare Noon nebneb, nepnep, Serer nebneb, nèfnèf, nepnep, Wolof nèbnèb, nèpnèp.In francophone countries nèbnèb generally designates the variety adansonii in contrast to gonakié which designates the varieties nilotica and tomentosa. See further H. M. Burkill Useful Plants West Trop. Afr. (ed. 2, 1995) III. 186ff. rare. Now historical. The pods of the tropical African acacia Acacia nilotica, used in tanning and dyeing. 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 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 82 Bablah, the rind or shell which surrounds the fruit of the mimosa cineraria; it comes from the East Indies, as also from Senegal, under the name of Neb-neb. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 68/2 The pods of Acacia nilotica, under the name of neb-neb, are used by tanners. 1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 11/2 The pods and bark (Bablah, Neb-Neb) are used for tanning, and dyeing fabrics yellow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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