| 单词 | kaffir melon |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskaffir melon kaffir melon n. = tsamma n.; cf. kaffir watermelon n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant producing edible gourds > water-melon plant > types of kaffir watermelon1812 citron1826 makatane1833 kaffir melon1835 pie melon1857 tsamma1886 1835 T. H. Bowker Jrnl. 31 Mar. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) (at cited word) Large fields of Caffer corn, Imfer, pumpkins, Caffer melons..growing luxuriantly. 1950 Cape Times 1 June 7/6 The National Parks Board has authorized expenditure on kafir melons with which to feed the elephants in summer-time. 2010 E. Silke tr. I. Winterbach To Hell with Cronjé ii. 24 Once they have saddled the horses and resumed their journey, Willem declares: ‘Kaffir-melon preserve—mouth-watering, to say the least.’ < as lemmas |
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