chincherinchee

chincherinchee
/chin'cheuh rin chee", -rin"chee, ching'keuh-/, n.
a bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, having dense clusters of cream-colored or white flowers.
[1925-30; < Afrik tjienkerientjee, perh. tjienker- ( < ?) + uintjie name for various edible bulbs (cf. uietjie, dim. of ui onion); often alleged to be imit. representation of the sound produced when the stalks are rubbed together]

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  • chincherinchee — [chin΄chə rin′chē] n. [< ?] a poisonous, bulbous South African plant (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) of the lily family, with many spikes of white or yellow, long lasting flowers …   English World dictionary

  • chincherinchee — noun (plural chincherinchee or chincherinchees) Etymology: Afrikaans tjienkerientjee Date: 1904 a southern African perennial bulbous herb (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) of the lily family with spikes of white to golden yellow blossoms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chincherinchee — n. a white flowered bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, native to S. Africa. Etymology: imit. of the squeaky rubbing of its stalks * * * chincherinchee common var. chinkerinchee …   Useful english dictionary

  • chincherinchee — [ˌtʃɪntʃərɪn tʃi:] noun a white flowered South African lily. [Ornithogalum thyrsoides.] Origin early 20th cent.: imitative of the squeaky sound made by rubbing its stalks together …   English new terms dictionary

  • chincherinchee — chin·che·rin·chee …   English syllables

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  • chincherinchee — /tʃɪntʃəˈrɪntʃi/ (say chinchuh rinchee) noun a bulbous plant of southern Africa, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, with showy, long lasting flowers. {Afrikaans tjienkerientjee, from tjienker (? imitative of stems being rubbed together) + uintjee bulb} …  

  • Riesen-Chincherinchee — Systematik Monokotyledonen Ordnung: Spargelartige (Asparagales) Familie: Spargelgewächse (Asparagaceae) Unterfamilie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • cape chincherinchee — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope : chincherinchee …   Useful english dictionary

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