ghapn.

/ɡɑːp/

Forms: Also ghaap, ghab, guaap, ngaap.

Etymology: Nama name.

A South African carrion flower belonging to the genus Trichocaulon, esp. T. piliferum.

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ghap1819

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pineapple flower1884

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1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXIII. at Stapelia pilifera The Hottentots are said to eat it, knowing it by the name of Guaap.

1857 L. Pappe Floræ Capensis Medicæ Prodromus (ed. 2) 29 Stapelia pilifera..is eaten by the natives, who call it Guaap, for the purpose of quenching their thirst.

1878 Trans. S. Afr. Philos. Soc. I. 24 Here we find stunted Mesembryanthemums, numerous kinds of Euphorbias, the peculiar Ghap (Stapelia) in at least a half dozen varieties.

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 186 Ghab..Stapelia pilifera (as well as others of these Carrion-flowers as they are called), is known by this name in the Karoo.

1932 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 151 Natives formerly ate the stem of Stapelia pilifera L., Nama guaap, as a thirst quencher. The Namas still use it for this purpose.]

1962 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. & E. Afr. (ed. 2) 138 The Trichocaulons, known generically to the Hottentots as ngaap (the spiny-stemmed species) are mostly edible in the raw state.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	ghap
释义	ghapn. /ɡɑːp/ Forms: Also ghaap, ghab, guaap, ngaap. Etymology: Nama name. A South African carrion flower belonging to the genus Trichocaulon, esp. T. piliferum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of Africa ghap1819 Streptocarpus1828 pineapple flower1884 African violet1895 saintpaulia1895 Cape hyacinth1924 bottle tree1931 desert rose1942 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXIII. at Stapelia pilifera The Hottentots are said to eat it, knowing it by the name of Guaap. 1857 L. Pappe Floræ Capensis Medicæ Prodromus (ed. 2) 29 Stapelia pilifera..is eaten by the natives, who call it Guaap, for the purpose of quenching their thirst. 1878 Trans. S. Afr. Philos. Soc. I. 24 Here we find stunted Mesembryanthemums, numerous kinds of Euphorbias, the peculiar Ghap (Stapelia) in at least a half dozen varieties. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 186 Ghab..Stapelia pilifera (as well as others of these Carrion-flowers as they are called), is known by this name in the Karoo. 1932 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 151 Natives formerly ate the stem of Stapelia pilifera L., Nama guaap, as a thirst quencher. The Namas still use it for this purpose.] 1962 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. & E. Afr. (ed. 2) 138 The Trichocaulons, known generically to the Hottentots as ngaap (the spiny-stemmed species) are mostly edible in the raw state. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1819
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