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kippersol S. Afr.|ˈkɪpəsɒl|
Also kiepersol.
[Corrupt f. kittisol.]
A small evergreen African tree of the genus Cussonia, belonging to the family Araliaceæ.
1893‘R. Iron’ Dream Life 26 A kippersol tree. Ibid. 29 She.. cut at the root of a kippersol, and got out a large piece..and sat down to chew it. Kippersol is like raw quince. Ibid. 34 When one has had no food but kippersol juice for two days. 1921T. R. Sim Native Timbers S. Afr. 194 Kipperkol [sic]. Cussonia, all species. 1954K. Cowin Bushveld, Bananas & Bounty v. 78 According to legend the [Cussonia] umbellifera, with its broad flat leaves, was first called Kiepersol by the Cape Malays, whose word for monkey is kie and for umbrella is the Afrikaans word persols and the combination results in the picturesque name of Monkey's Umbrella. 1973Palmer & Pitman Trees S. Afr. III. 1691 Most of the species [of Cussonia] are known as ‘kiepersol’... The name travelled to the Cape where it was first used for the Cussonia species common around Cape Town, Cussonia thyrsiflora Thunb., and is now a general name for all the cussonias with their parasol-like mops of leaves at the ends of the branches. |