单词 | tulp |
释义 | tulpn. South African. Any of several bulbous plants of the genus Homeria or Moræa of the family Iridaceæ, esp. Homeria breyniana or Moræa polystachya, which are native to southern Africa, bear yellow, pink, or blue flowers, and are extremely poisonous to cattle. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > tulp tulp1835 tulip1885 tulip-grass1900 1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. I. 292 The Protea mellifera (Tulp-boom and zuyker-boom) contains in its calyx a sweet juice.] 1835 T. H. Bowker Jrnl. 10 May (MS.) Lots of Bullocks sick with eating Tulp. 1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. xviii. 276 Among the grass, on the south side, there was an abundance of the species of Morœa, known in the country by the name of Tulip or Tulpe, which is very destructive to cattle. 1871 J. T. Baines Diary 28 May (1946) III. 601 Tulp, a plant poisonous to cattle, grew at Blauwe Krantz. 1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony iv. 96 Cattle bred on the ground do not eat tulp unless they are very hungry. 1958 Cape Times 23 Aug. 11/6 Poisonous plants, such as tulp,..led to illness among animals. 1973 Grocott's Mail (Grahamstown, S. Afr.) 19 June 3 An abundance of the highly poisonous tulp plant..could mean stock losses for unsuspecting farmers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835 |
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