msasan.

Brit.

/(ə)mˈsɑːsə/, U.S.

/(ə)mˈsɑsə/

Inflections: Plural msasas, unchanged.

Forms: 1900s– msasa, 1900s– m'sasa, 1900s– m'sassa, 1900s– musaasa, 1900s– musasa Brit.

/məˈsɑːsə/, U.S.

/məˈsɑsə/.

Origin: A borrowing from Shona. Etymon: Shona musasa.

Etymology: < Shona musasa.

A tree of central Africa (esp. Zimbabwe), Brachystegia spiciformis, of the family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae), which has a spreading crown of branches, racemes of small fragrant white flowers, and pinnate leaves which are crimson and bronze in spring. Also msasa tree.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [adjective]

mopane1854

msasa1923

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs

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miombo1864

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porkwood1875

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buffalo-horn1887

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msasa1923

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1923 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) 4 133 ‘Musaasa’..is by far the most common of the bark trees and is found all over Southern Rhodesia at an altitude of from 3,000 to 6,000 feet.

1949 K. L. Simms Sun-drenched Veld iii. 33 You can..amuse yourself by trying to pick out the various trees. There is..the crimson-leaved m'sasa..and the scarlet-flowering kaffirboom.

1964 Listener 6 Aug. 191/1 The black shadow of the African msasa Squats among the lawn's colonial company.

1988 T. Dangarembga Nervous Conditions i. 2 From the fields the road grew shadier with shrubs and trees. Acacia, lantana, msasa and mopani, clustered about on either side.

1992 D. Lessing Afr. Laughter 69 Where clumps of musasa stood in their airy green.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	msasa
释义	msasan. Brit. /(ə)mˈsɑːsə/, U.S. /(ə)mˈsɑsə/ Inflections: Plural msasas, unchanged. Forms: 1900s– msasa, 1900s– m'sasa, 1900s– m'sassa, 1900s– musaasa, 1900s– musasa Brit. /məˈsɑːsə/, U.S. /məˈsɑsə/. Origin: A borrowing from Shona. Etymon: Shona musasa. Etymology: < Shona musasa. A tree of central Africa (esp. Zimbabwe), Brachystegia spiciformis, of the family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae), which has a spreading crown of branches, racemes of small fragrant white flowers, and pinnate leaves which are crimson and bronze in spring. Also msasa tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [adjective] mopane1854 msasa1923 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 1923 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) 4 133 ‘Musaasa’..is by far the most common of the bark trees and is found all over Southern Rhodesia at an altitude of from 3,000 to 6,000 feet. 1949 K. L. Simms Sun-drenched Veld iii. 33 You can..amuse yourself by trying to pick out the various trees. There is..the crimson-leaved m'sasa..and the scarlet-flowering kaffirboom. 1964 Listener 6 Aug. 191/1 The black shadow of the African msasa Squats among the lawn's colonial company. 1988 T. Dangarembga Nervous Conditions i. 2 From the fields the road grew shadier with shrubs and trees. Acacia, lantana, msasa and mopani, clustered about on either side. 1992 D. Lessing Afr. Laughter 69 Where clumps of musasa stood in their airy green. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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