Meaning of aandblom | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of several, typically evening blooming, flowers related to the Iris, in particular of the genus Hesperantha.

South-Africa

Examples

“This 22-ha area protects a fragment of granitic soil that nurtures a host of species, most striking of which are bulb-like plants such as the multi-hued babianas and lachenalias; white, read and pink sundews (carnivorous plants that meet their mineral needs by feeding on insects); the 'evening flowers', or aandblomme, whose heady scent fills the air at dusk, and the lovely chincherinchees, creamy blooms that grow profusely in the area.”

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