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单词 vygie
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vygien.

Brit. /ˈvʌɪɡi/, U.S. /ˈvaɪɡi/, South African English /ˈfeɪxi/
Etymology: Afrikaans, < vy(g), < Dutch vijg, vig fig + -ie diminutive suffix.
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.
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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.]
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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.
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