| 单词 | rhinoceros bush |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrhinoceros bush rhinoceros bush n. [after South African Dutch rhinosterbosch (see renosterbos n.)] a South African shrub, Elytropappus rhinocerotis, said to be the food of the rhinoceros; = renosterbos n. 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 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 104 The Delight of his [sc. the rhinoceros's] Tooth is a Shrub, not much unlike the Juniper... The Cape-Europeans call it the Rhinoceros-Bush. 1839 W. C. Harris Wild Sports S. Afr. 30 Barely sufficient quantity of fuel, from a shrub called the rhinoceros bush, could be obtained. 1940 Jrnl. Royal Afr. Soc. 39 161 In 1775 the Swedish scientist, Dr. Sparrman, was quite convinced that the increase in rhinoceros bush was due to overgrazing the pastures by the colonists. 1998 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News Autumn 7/2 The rhinoceros bush..is characteristic of the Karoo where it ousts more desirable fodder plants for the mixed flocks of goats and sheep. < as lemmas |
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