单词 | transvaal |
释义 | Transvaaln. attributive. Of or relating to the southern African Boer republic (1852–1900) or (subsequently) to the South African province (1910–94) of this name. Compounds Transvaal daisy n. Gerbera Jamesonii, a composite plant, introduced to Britain from the Transvaal in 1888. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > other composite flowers ox-eyea1400 starwort?a1450 Jupiter's beard1567 goldenrod1568 achillea1597 blue camomile1597 blue daisy1597 cineraria1597 hog's bean1597 jackanapes on horseback1597 sea-starwort1597 sultan flower1629 mouse-ear1696 aster1706 Canada goldenrod1731 ageratum1737 rudbeckia1751 coreopsis1753 melampodium1754 Aaron's rod1760 zinnia1761 Michaelmas daisy1767 China aster1785 New England aster1785 catananche1798 sea-aster1812 cosmea1813 cosmos1813 gazania1813 erigeron1815 gousblom1822 Christmas daisy1829 rhodanthe1834 tassel-flower1836 ligularia1839 old maid1839 mountain daisy1848 purple coneflower1848 acroclinium1852 sea ox-eye1856 thimble-weed1860 helipterum1862 treasure-flower1866 Swan River daisy1873 blanket flower1879 cone-flower1879 blue marguerite1882 Solidago1883 yellow-top1887 Gaillardia1888 gerbera1889 youth and old age1889 pussytoes1892 niggerhead1893 Transvaal daisy1899 Barberton daisy1906 onion grass1909 ursinia1928 Cupid's dart1930 Livingstone daisy1932 1899 Gardeners' Chron. 11 Nov. 363/1 The brilliant effect produced by numorous bright scarlet Transvaal Daisies (Gerbera Jamesoni) springing up from a carpet of white Thrift. 1901 Gardener 12 Jan. 1049/1 The Transvaal Daisy..has been a bright patch for a long time... The large flame-coloured flowers..are a particularly fine sight. 2002 L. Hodgson Annuals Every Purpose 138 The Transvaal daisy dislikes root disturbance, so it's best to sow the seed in peat pots. Derivatives Transˈvaaler n. a native or inhabitant of the Transvaal. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Angolan1600 Angola1653 Malay1765 South African1806 Ngwaketsea1832 bushboya1834 Kapenaar1834 Transkeian1847 bosch-man1849 Natalian1850 burgher1879 Transvaaler1887 veldman1895 Rhodesian1897 Vaalpens1899 backvelder1911 plattelander1934 southwester1960 Zimbabwean1961 Zambian1963 Botswanian1966 Botswanan1967 Namibian1968 Ciskeian1973 Sowetan1974 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess x You [are] going to show us Transvaalers how to do it, eh? 1995 J. Goodwin & B. Schiff Heart of Whiteness x. 115 These Transvalers eat mieliepap [corn porridge] with their meat, and people from the Cape don't. 2004 F. L. H. de Souza Question of Treason ii. viii. 66 William Taylor, a Transvaaler born and bred. Transˈvaalian adj. of or belonging to the Transvaal. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Southern Africa > South Africa > parts of Caffrariana1828 Ciskeian1848 Natalian1848 Transkeian1849 Transvaalian1888 1888 C. Du-Val 29 Sept. in M. Fraser Johannesburg Pioneer Jrnls. (1986) i. 17 I have little doubt that ‘Witwatersrand’ will take its place as the new El Dorado in the land of Transvaalian gold. 1903 Transvaal Agric. Jrnl. Apr. 10/2 A new era in Transvaalian agriculture. 1996 I. M. Varentsov Manganese Ores Supergene Zone iii. 170 The major role in the geological structure of this region belongs to the relatively slightly metamorphosed sediments of the Lower Proterozoic Transvaalian Supergroup. Transvaalite n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > [noun] > other oxides > oxides of cobalt heterogenite1872 Transvaalite1890 stainierite1930 1890 MacGhie & Clark in Engin. & Mining Jrnl. (N.Y.) L. 96 Transvaalite. 1896 in A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < |
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