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kukumakranka S. Afr.|kukumaˈkraŋkə|
Also koekmakranka, koekoemakranka.
[Afrikaans, prob. f. Hottentot name for the plant.]
A small, bulbous, perennial plant of the genus Gethyllis, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceæ, and bearing fragrant white flowers and an underground fruit.
1793tr. C. P. Thunberg's Trav. Europe, Afr. & Asia I. 116 Kukumakranka (gethyllis) is the name given to the legumen or pod of a plant, that grew at this time among the sand-hills near the town, without either leaves or flowers. This pod was of the length of one's finger, somewhat wider at top than at bottom, had a pleasant smell, and was held in great esteem by the ladies. The smell of it resembled in some measure that of strawberries, and filled the whole room. 1811W. J. Burchell Jrnl. 31 Jan. in Trav. S. Afr. (1822) I. ii. 55 On Green Point on the Flats in the neighbourhood of Cape Town, grows a celebrated little plant, which still preserves its original Hottentot name, being known by no other than that of Kukumakranki. 1857L. Pappe Floræ Capensis Medicæ Prodromus (ed. 2) 39 The elongated, club-shaped, orange-coloured fruit of this plant has a peculiar fragrance, and still preserves its old Hottentot name of Kukumakranka. 1932Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk Medicinal & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 28 An alcoholic infusion of the fruit of Gethyllis spiralis L.f. (Gytheilia spiralis), Koekoemakranka (Bramakranka), Koekmakranka, was taken by the early Cape colonists for the relief of colic and flatulence. 1950Cape Times 15 May 14 Before I found a palate for mushrooms, it was the kukumakranka we used to go seeking in the veld. Ibid. 18 May 12/3 Two explanations of how the koekmakranka got its name have reached me. 1973Y. Burgess Life to Live 179 When the drug did not help she asked the old women to gather ‘kukumakranka’ leaves for her, and she asked Magriet for brandy to steep them in. |