| 释义 |
Hoodia, n.
Brit. |ˈhʊdɪə|, U.S. |ˈhʊdiə|
[‹ scientific Latin Hoodia, genus name (R. Sweet Hortus Britannicus (1830) (ed. 2) 359) > suffix1.]
A genus of cactus-like succulent plants of the family Asclepiadaceae, native to southern Africa; (also hoodia) a plant of this genus, esp. Hoodia gordonii, the source of an extract which has been marketed as an appetite suppressant.
Valid publication of the genus name: A. P. de Candolle Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1844) VIII. 664.
1830R. Sweet Hortus Britannicus (ed. 2) 359 Hoodia. 1866J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. 596/1 Hoodia, a remarkable genus of Asclepiadaceæ, containing two branching South African herbs, with fleshy many-angled cactus-like stems. 1897Garden & Forest 10 76/1 Hoodia is closely related to Stapelia and was once included in that genus... If they had not hitherto proved so difficult to keep alive under artificial treatment, Hoodias would certainly be now as well known in gardens as the commonest Stapelias. 1951F. J. Chittenden Dict. Gardening II. 1009/1 Hoodiopsis... Stems similar to those of Hoodia but with fewer angles. 1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvi. 264 We still hunt for some of the dramatic Stapeliads, the Hoodias with their marvellous rounded flowers, and the many-angled Trichocaulons. 2001Observer 17 June i. 3/1 For thousands of years, African tribesmen have eaten the Hoodia cactus to stave off hunger and thirst on long hunting trips. |