keurboomn.

/ˈkʊəbʊm/

Forms: Also keur.

Etymology: Afrikaans, < keur choice + boom tree.

A small South African tree of the genus Virgilia ( V. oroboides or V. divaricata) of the family Leguminosæ, having pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink, mauve, or red, scented flowers.

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1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 258 The Amaquas Tree. This Tree the Cape-Europeans call Keur-boom. It grows so quick, that in Two Years Time it becomes, from a Small Plant, a Tree of Eight or Nine Foot in Height.

1854 L. Pappe Silva Capensis 13 Virgilia Capensis. Lamk. (Keurboom)... Wood rather light and soft. Looks well when polished.

1907 T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape Good Hope 204 Keur is often cultivated for its ornamental evergreen foliage and sweetly scented flowers.

1925 R. Marloth Flora S. Afr. II. i. 72 Virgilia capensis. Keurboom... In favourable localities it reaches a height of 40 feet with trunks three feet in diameter. Such trees form a beautiful sight when covered with their pale rose or lilac coloured, sweet-scented flowers.

1955 J. Packer Valley of Vines iv. 58 The keurbome toss fragrant pale-pink plumes in the wind.

1973 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. II. 903 Botanists, foresters, and gardeners have not yet decided to their mutual satisfaction whether the genus Virgilia is composed of one, two, or three different species of keurboom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	keurboom
释义	keurboomn. /ˈkʊəbʊm/ Forms: Also keur. Etymology: Afrikaans, < keur choice + boom tree. A small South African tree of the genus Virgilia ( V. oroboides or V. divaricata) of the family Leguminosæ, having pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink, mauve, or red, scented flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs keurboom1731 silver-tree1731 witteboom1799 Hottentot's bean1801 melkhouta1823 monkey apple1824 witgatboom1824 Hottentot's bean tree1833 spek-boom1834 mopane1854 Welwitschia1862 ambatch1863 miombo1864 pith tree1864 porkwood1875 tree purslane1882 buffalo-horn1887 monkey guava1887 bush willow1917 melkboom1917 msasa1923 rooibos1932 miraa1945 ovangkol1972 pigeon wood1972 tambotie1973 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 258 The Amaquas Tree. This Tree the Cape-Europeans call Keur-boom. It grows so quick, that in Two Years Time it becomes, from a Small Plant, a Tree of Eight or Nine Foot in Height. 1854 L. Pappe Silva Capensis 13 Virgilia Capensis. Lamk. (Keurboom)... Wood rather light and soft. Looks well when polished. 1907 T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape Good Hope 204 Keur is often cultivated for its ornamental evergreen foliage and sweetly scented flowers. 1925 R. Marloth Flora S. Afr. II. i. 72 Virgilia capensis. Keurboom... In favourable localities it reaches a height of 40 feet with trunks three feet in diameter. Such trees form a beautiful sight when covered with their pale rose or lilac coloured, sweet-scented flowers. 1955 J. Packer Valley of Vines iv. 58 The keurbome toss fragrant pale-pink plumes in the wind. 1973 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. II. 903 Botanists, foresters, and gardeners have not yet decided to their mutual satisfaction whether the genus Virgilia is composed of one, two, or three different species of keurboom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1731
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