| 单词 | modjadji palm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasModjadji palm 2. More fully Modjadji cycad, Modjadji palm (also Modjadji's palm). A tall palm-like cycad, Encephalartos transvenosus (family Zamiaceae), found in Limpopo province (formerly northern Transvaal) of South Africa, having poisonous seeds surrounded by an edible fleshy layer. ΚΠ 1965 S. Eliovson S. Afr. Wild Flowers for Garden 223 Modjadji Palm, a tall-stemmed species. 1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. 321 Mojadji's palm, probably the most famous cycad of all, grows in the mountains of the northern Transvaal. 1974 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 13 Nov. 23 It has been my privilege to stand in the swirl of cloud and mist among the age-old stems of the Madjadja Palms on the hill below the Kraal of the Rain Queen. 1980 S. Afr. Panorama Sept. 43 The romance of Rain Queen country clings to this largest Modjadji forest. 1997 B. van Wyk & P. van Wyk Field Guide Trees Southern Afr. 58 Encephalartos transvenosus Modjadji cycad... Palm-like tree up to 13m high; stem occasionally branched. < as lemmas |
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