| 单词 |
gousblom |
| 释义 |
‖ gousblom S. Afr.|ˈxəʊsblɒm|
Pl. ˈgousblomme.
[Afrikaans, ad. Du. goudsbloem, marigold.]
A plant with showy flowers belonging to any of various species of Arctotis, Gazania, and some other related genera of the family Compositæ.
1822W. J. Burchell Trav. S. Afr. I. xi. 229 The term Goudsbloem, like too many of the colonial names, is applied gratuitously to various plants, fancied to have a resemblance to the Marygold. Different species of Arctotis have generally been pointed out to me for it, and sometimes a kind of Cotula. 1902H. J. Duckitt Hilda's Diary Cape Housekeeper 190 In September the ground is literally carpeted with endless varieties of gazenias—local name Gousbloom. 1950Cape Argus 5 Aug. 7/5 Namaqualand's most famous flower is the large, brilliant yellow gousblom... Smaller varieties of gousblom are seen in many colours. The arctotis, for example, is a more delicate flower. 1957Cape Times 31 July 1/3 Every piece of uncultivated ground splashed with orange, white and yellow of the gousblomme. 1971Ibid. 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. |
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