‖aapsekos, noun

/ˈɑːpsəkɔs/
Forms:
Formerly also aapsekost, aap z’n kost.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, aap ape + possessive particle se + kos food; see quotation 1977.
kershout sense 2.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 18Aapsekost,..Gardenia Rothmannia.
1917 R. Marloth Dict. of Common Names of Plants 3Aap z’n kost, Gardenia Rothmannia. An eastern forest tree with large white flowers and large woody fruit.
1970 M.R. Levyns in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. I. 1Aapsekos, Kershout. Candlewood. (Rothmannia capensis = Gardenia capensis.) Its flower is creamy white, with dark spots in the tube, and it has a heavy, sweet scent. The inedible fruit is large and globose and woody.
1977 E. Palmer Field Guide to Trees of Sn Afr. 291Aapsekos,..Fruit eaten by baboons and monkeys, hence common names, aapsekos meaning ‘monkeys’ food’, and bobbejaanappel ‘baboon apple’.
1984 R.J. Poynton Characteristics & Uses of Sel. Trees 105Aapsekos..Rothmannia capensis.
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