| 单词 | cape honeysuckle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCape honeysuckle Cape honeysuckle n. either of two southern African plants with nectar-rich, red or orange flowers: (originally) † Burchellia bubalina (family Rubiaceae), which is a shrub or small tree (obsolete rare); and (in later use) Tecoma capensis (family Bignoniaceae), which is a scrambling shrub that is often cultivated. ΚΠ 1815 Encycl. Londinensis XIII. 629/1 Lonicera bubalina, or Cape honeysuckle... Found by Sparrman at the Cape of Good Hope, where the dutch call it buffelhorn. 1875–84 Layard's Birds S. Afr. 316 At East London, however, he says that it [sc. Amethyst Sun-bird] is very abundant on the Tecoma (Cape Honeysuckle). 1966 A. Batten & H. Bokelmann Wild Flowers Eastern Cape 136 Tecomaria capensis..(Tecoma, Cape Honeysuckle). 2010 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 6 Mar. p4 You might try beach morning glory or cape honeysuckle, which could be trained to climb a trellis. < as lemmas |
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