mohononon.

Brit.

/məʊhəʊˈnəʊnəʊ/,

/mɒhɒˈnɔːnɔː/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊhoʊˈnoʊˌnoʊ/, South African English

/mɒxɒˈnɔːnɒ/

Forms: 1800s– mohonono, 1900s– mogonono.

Origin: A borrowing from Lozi. Etymon: Lozi muhonono.

Etymology: < Lozi muhonono. Compare French mohonono (1866).In form mogonono influenced by Tswana mogonono.

The tree Terminalia sericea (family Combretaceae) of southern Africa, which bears yellow flowers and silvery grey leaves and dominates large areas of sandy bushveld. Also called vaalboom.

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kamassi1793

Mimusops1836

silk-bark1851

wild chestnut1854

mohonono1857

kippersol1893

Cape chestnut1912

sausage-tree1915

moepel1934

1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. viii. 167 Proceeding to the north, from Kama-kama, we entered into dense Mohonono bush... This bush has fine silvery leaves, and the bark has a sweet taste.

1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. xxvi. 519 The silvery mohonono..in the tropics is in form like the cedar of Lebanon.

1864 J. T. Baines Explor. S.-W. Afr. xx. 441 Passing through a thick mopane and mohonono forest, [we] out~spanned about 7 p.m. in a more open flat.

1949 K. L. Simms Sun-drenched Veld iii. 33 There is..the cedar-spread of the mohonono.

1970 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. II. 222 Other species are mogonono or wild guinea (Terminalia sericea), [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mohonono
释义	mohononon. Brit. /məʊhəʊˈnəʊnəʊ/, /mɒhɒˈnɔːnɔː/, U.S. /ˌmoʊhoʊˈnoʊˌnoʊ/, South African English /mɒxɒˈnɔːnɒ/ Forms: 1800s– mohonono, 1900s– mogonono. Origin: A borrowing from Lozi. Etymon: Lozi muhonono. Etymology: < Lozi muhonono. Compare French mohonono (1866).In form mogonono influenced by Tswana mogonono. The tree Terminalia sericea (family Combretaceae) of southern Africa, which bears yellow flowers and silvery grey leaves and dominates large areas of sandy bushveld. Also called vaalboom. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > evergreens kamassi1793 Mimusops1836 silk-bark1851 wild chestnut1854 mohonono1857 kippersol1893 Cape chestnut1912 sausage-tree1915 moepel1934 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. viii. 167 Proceeding to the north, from Kama-kama, we entered into dense Mohonono bush... This bush has fine silvery leaves, and the bark has a sweet taste. 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. xxvi. 519 The silvery mohonono..in the tropics is in form like the cedar of Lebanon. 1864 J. T. Baines Explor. S.-W. Afr. xx. 441 Passing through a thick mopane and mohonono forest, [we] out~spanned about 7 p.m. in a more open flat. 1949 K. L. Simms Sun-drenched Veld iii. 33 There is..the cedar-spread of the mohonono. 1970 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. II. 222 Other species are mogonono or wild guinea (Terminalia sericea), [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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