renosterbosn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈnɒstəbɒs/, U.S.

/rəˈnɑstərˌbɔs/, South African English

/rəˈnɒstəbɒs/

Forms: 1800s rhenoster-bosch, 1800s rhinosterbos, 1800s rhinosterbosch, 1800s rhinoster bosch, 1800s rhinosterbush, 1800s– rhenoster bosch, 1800s– rhenosterbush, 1800s– rhenoster bush, 1900s– renosterbos, 1900s– renosterbush, 1900s– rhenosterbos, 1900s– rhenosterbosch.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch rhinosterbosch; Afrikaans renosterbos.

Etymology: < South African Dutch rhinosterbosch (apparently 1685; Afrikaans renosterbos) < Dutch rhinoster (Afrikaans renoster ) rhinoceros n. + bosch (Afrikaans bos ) bush n.¹ Compare earlier rhinoceros bush n. at rhinoceros n. Compounds 2.The forms in -bush show substitution of bush n.¹ for the second element of the Dutch or Afrikaans compound. Compare the following quot., which shows an isolated occurrence of the plural of South African Dutch rhinosterbosje (early 19th cent. or earlier; < rhinosterbosch + -je, diminutive suffix) in an English context:1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. 73 We found here in abundance a plant which..the colonists call..rhinosterbosjes, because, they say, that in the time when the rhinoceros was an inhabitant of the country, it used to feed very much upon this plant.

South African.

A xerophytic South African shrub, Elytropappus rhinocerotis (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), which has grey-green stems and foliage, small scale-like leaves, and clusters of purple flowers, and is dominant over wide areas of the Karoo. Also called rhinoceros bush.

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Aspalathus1601

othonne1601

honey flower1712

amber tree1719

Melianthus1731

rhinoceros bush1731

Hottentot cherry1740

sparmannia1801

renosterbos1822

ratsbane1846

black parsley1861

tail-grape1884

milk-tree1885

poison-bush1885

rooibos1893

Natal bottlebrush1907

moonflower1913

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 101 A neat pale bushy shrub, of the height of three or four feet, called Rhinoster bosch (Rhinoceros bush).

1850 R. Gray Jrnl. 19 Dec. (1851) 199 More dreary than usual, with its unbroken monotonous rhinoster bush.

1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony 81 The rhenoster bush has spread more widely and more quickly than exotic plants generally do.

1939 Nature 11 Mar. 412/2 The ‘rhenosterbush’..represents the most arid kind of sclerophyll.

1948 Cape Times 6 Feb. 14/5 The rhenosterbos could be subdued by burning.

1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvii. 277 Tea made of the leaves of the rhenoster or rhinoceros bush to cure their indigestion. This low grey bush..sprawls over many of our Karoo mountains.

1973 Y. Burgess Life to Live 113 You can try some wildeals or renosterbos in a little brandy to make you strong.

1997 B. McCrea et al. S. Afr.: Rough Guide 208 Before the area was cultivated the predominant vegetation was a grey-coloured bush called renosterbos (rhinoceros bush) .

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	renosterbos
释义	renosterbosn. Brit. /rᵻˈnɒstəbɒs/, U.S. /rəˈnɑstərˌbɔs/, South African English /rəˈnɒstəbɒs/ Forms: 1800s rhenoster-bosch, 1800s rhinosterbos, 1800s rhinosterbosch, 1800s rhinoster bosch, 1800s rhinosterbush, 1800s– rhenoster bosch, 1800s– rhenosterbush, 1800s– rhenoster bush, 1900s– renosterbos, 1900s– renosterbush, 1900s– rhenosterbos, 1900s– rhenosterbosch. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch rhinosterbosch; Afrikaans renosterbos. Etymology: < South African Dutch rhinosterbosch (apparently 1685; Afrikaans renosterbos) < Dutch rhinoster (Afrikaans renoster ) rhinoceros n. + bosch (Afrikaans bos ) bush n.¹ Compare earlier rhinoceros bush n. at rhinoceros n. Compounds 2.The forms in -bush show substitution of bush n.¹ for the second element of the Dutch or Afrikaans compound. Compare the following quot., which shows an isolated occurrence of the plural of South African Dutch rhinosterbosje (early 19th cent. or earlier; < rhinosterbosch + -je, diminutive suffix) in an English context:1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. 73 We found here in abundance a plant which..the colonists call..rhinosterbosjes, because, they say, that in the time when the rhinoceros was an inhabitant of the country, it used to feed very much upon this plant. South African. A xerophytic South African shrub, Elytropappus rhinocerotis (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), which has grey-green stems and foliage, small scale-like leaves, and clusters of purple flowers, and is dominant over wide areas of the Karoo. Also called rhinoceros bush. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African Aspalathus1601 othonne1601 honey flower1712 amber tree1719 Melianthus1731 rhinoceros bush1731 Hottentot cherry1740 sparmannia1801 renosterbos1822 ratsbane1846 black parsley1861 tail-grape1884 milk-tree1885 poison-bush1885 rooibos1893 Natal bottlebrush1907 moonflower1913 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 101 A neat pale bushy shrub, of the height of three or four feet, called Rhinoster bosch (Rhinoceros bush). 1850 R. Gray Jrnl. 19 Dec. (1851) 199 More dreary than usual, with its unbroken monotonous rhinoster bush. 1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony 81 The rhenoster bush has spread more widely and more quickly than exotic plants generally do. 1939 Nature 11 Mar. 412/2 The ‘rhenosterbush’..represents the most arid kind of sclerophyll. 1948 Cape Times 6 Feb. 14/5 The rhenosterbos could be subdued by burning. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvii. 277 Tea made of the leaves of the rhenoster or rhinoceros bush to cure their indigestion. This low grey bush..sprawls over many of our Karoo mountains. 1973 Y. Burgess Life to Live 113 You can try some wildeals or renosterbos in a little brandy to make you strong. 1997 B. McCrea et al. S. Afr.: Rough Guide 208 Before the area was cultivated the predominant vegetation was a grey-coloured bush called renosterbos (rhinoceros bush) . This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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