soursobn.
/ˈsaʊəsɒb/, U.S. /ˈsaʊ(ə)rˌsɑb/, Australian English /ˈsæɔəsɔb/ Australian.
A bulbous plant, Oxalis cernua, of the family Oxalidaceæ, native to South Africa and widely naturalized as a weed elsewhere, bearing divided leaves and clusters of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers; also called the Bermuda buttercup.
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1907 Jrnl. Dept. Agric. S. Austral. 10 802 Can anyone tell me to destroy a weed called by some ‘Soursob’?
1909 J. M. Black Naturalised Flora S. Austral. 41 Oxalis cernua, Thunb. Soursob.
1961 Times 23 May 3/1 (advt.) Biological control of several important weeds and pests of South African origin, such as cape tulip, spiny emex, soursob,..white wax scale and black beetle.
1972 Advertiser (Adelaide) 2 Sept. 5/7 Never have I met an Englishman who actually grew soursobs or oxalis or whatever they are properly called at home.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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