palmietn.

Brit.

/ˈpalmiːt/,

/palˈmiːt/, U.S.

/ˈpɑlmit/,

/ˌpælˈmit/, South African English

/pəlˈmiːt/,

/ˈpʌlmiːt/

Inflections: Plural palmiets, unchanged.

Forms: 1700s–1800s palmite, 1800s– palmiet.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch palmiet.

Etymology: < South African Dutch palmiet < Dutch palmiet palm heart (a1642), either < Spanish palmito palmetto n. or < Portuguese palmito palmite n.

A South African rush, Prionium serratum (family Juncaceae), with a woody stem and a large panicle arising from a terminal tuft of long, fibrous, serrated leaves, common in swamps and on riverbanks and sometimes blocking watercourses with its dense growth.

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palmite1555

palmiet1785

1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. iii. 42 A little river or stream covered with palmites, a kind of acorus with a thick stem and broad leaves, which grow out from the top, as they do in the palm-tree, a circumstance from which the plant takes its name.

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. iv. 89 The boors believe this brownness [of the water] to be caused by the great quantity of Palmite (Palmiet), which every where grows in these streams.

1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. ix. 193 The flower and root of the bulrush as well as the tsetla root or palmiet..forms the main article of the diet of the Makobas.

1910 R. Juta Cape Peninsula 98 The Hout Bay Village has a distinctive charm of its own. Its river-bed is overgrown with palmiet.

1985 S. Afr. Panorama Oct. 14 In sharp contrast to the ‘De Wet House’ is the reconstructed pioneer dwelling with its palmiet (rush) ceiling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palmiet
释义	palmietn. Brit. /ˈpalmiːt/, /palˈmiːt/, U.S. /ˈpɑlmit/, /ˌpælˈmit/, South African English /pəlˈmiːt/, /ˈpʌlmiːt/ Inflections: Plural palmiets, unchanged. Forms: 1700s–1800s palmite, 1800s– palmiet. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch palmiet. Etymology: < South African Dutch palmiet < Dutch palmiet palm heart (a1642), either < Spanish palmito palmetto n. or < Portuguese palmito palmite n. A South African rush, Prionium serratum (family Juncaceae), with a woody stem and a large panicle arising from a terminal tuft of long, fibrous, serrated leaves, common in swamps and on riverbanks and sometimes blocking watercourses with its dense growth. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > palmiet palmite1555 palmiet1785 1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. iii. 42 A little river or stream covered with palmites, a kind of acorus with a thick stem and broad leaves, which grow out from the top, as they do in the palm-tree, a circumstance from which the plant takes its name. 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. iv. 89 The boors believe this brownness [of the water] to be caused by the great quantity of Palmite (Palmiet), which every where grows in these streams. 1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. ix. 193 The flower and root of the bulrush as well as the tsetla root or palmiet..forms the main article of the diet of the Makobas. 1910 R. Juta Cape Peninsula 98 The Hout Bay Village has a distinctive charm of its own. Its river-bed is overgrown with palmiet. 1985 S. Afr. Panorama Oct. 14 In sharp contrast to the ‘De Wet House’ is the reconstructed pioneer dwelling with its palmiet (rush) ceiling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785
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