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1. aandblom, n. View full entry 1793
...Any of several evening-scented wild flowers of the family Iridaceae; esp. Hesperantha falcata, which has fragrant white flowers that open in the late afternoon....
2. boomslang, n. View full entry 1793
...The tree-snake Dispholidus typus....
3. brak, adj. and n. View full entry 1793
...Brackish; alkaline....
4. dubbeltjie, n. View full entry 1795
...Afrikaans, of uncertain origin. One of several South African weeds, esp. Tribulus terrestris or Emex australis; also the spiny, angular burr of any of these weeds....
5. kamassi, n. View full entry 1793
...A South African evergreen tree, Gonioma kamassi, of the family Apocynaceæ, or its hard yellow wood. Also attrib....
6. katjiepiering, n. View full entry 1793
...A South African evergreen shrub of the genus Gardenia, esp. G. thunbergia, belonging to the family Rubiaceæ and bearing large, fragrant, white or yellow flowers....
7. kukumakranka, n. View full entry 1793
...A small, bulbous, perennial plant of the genus Gethyllis, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceæ, and bearing fragrant white flowers and an underground fruit....
8. mebos, n. View full entry 1793
...A confection made from dried apricots, flattened or pulped, and preserved in salt and sugar....
9. nenta, n. View full entry 1793
...Any of several poisonous plants of the family Crassulaceae, esp. species of the genus Tylecodon (formerly Cotyledon)....
10. rooibekkie, n. View full entry 1793
...Either of two finch-like songbirds with red bills, the common or St. Helena waxbill, Estrilda astrild (family Estrildidae), and (more fully king rooibekkie) the pin-tailed whydah,...
11. sprew, n.2 View full entry 1795
...A bird belonging to the genus Spreo (of the family Sturnidæ), esp. S. bicolor, characterized by its iridescent plumage; a glossy starling....
12. vlei, n. View full entry 1793
...In South Africa: A shallow pool of water; a piece of low-lying ground covered with water during the rainy season....
