单词 | vygie |
释义 | vygien. South African. Any of several small succulent plants belonging to the genus Mesembryanthemum or a closely related genus, or the brightly coloured flower of one of these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Mesembriaccae (fig-marigold and allies) > [noun] fig-marigold1731 ficoid1736 ficoides1753 Mesembryanthemum1824 fir-marigold1834 ficoidal1846 noon-flower1856 fox-chop1866 mesem1928 vygie1931 1931 Farming in S. Afr. 393 The mineral and feeding-stuff analyses of a vygie give no clue to its probable palatability. 1950 Cape Argus 5 Aug. 7/5 Vygies or sour figs..blossom in a wide range of colours—scarlet, blue, purple, pink or flaming yellow. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvii. 271 The little vygies on the flats. 1971 Cape Times 28 Aug. 1/7 The display of cinerarias, forget-me-nots, daisies, vygies, gousblomme and kalkoentjies would not be a mass of colour till mid-September. Derivatives ˈvygebosch n. [ < Afrikaans vyebossie.] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. (ed. 2) II. 35 The field was here of the Carrow kind, and the sheep were said to feed on those succulent plants, the Mesembryanthemums (vygebosches). 1892 Jrnl. (Grahamstown, S. Afr.) 11 July 1/2 (advt.) The Veld consists of much-sought-after Karoo, Vygebosch,..with Mimosas in the valley. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1795 |
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