kiesieblaar, noun

/ˈkɪsiˌblɑː(r)//ˈkisiˌblɑː(r)/
Forms:
kissieblaar, kissi bladShow more Also kissieblaar, kissi blad, kissie-blad.
Plurals:
kiesieblare/ˈkɪsiˌblɑːrə/, and (formerly) kiesieblaren, kiesiebladeren.
Origin:
Afrikaans, South African Dutch, DutchShow more Afrikaans, adaptation of South African Dutch keesjesblad from Dutch kaasje blad ‘cheese leaf’.
The wild mallow Malva parviflora of the Malvaceae, a weed used for medicinal purposes.
1911 E. London Dispatch 9 June (Pettman)The plant known as kissie-blad.
1912 Queenstown Rep. 30 Aug. 8 (Pettman)Graaff Reinet. A farmer of this district reports losing seventeen ostriches and a horse through feeding them with mallows (Kiesie bladeren).
1914 Farmer’s Annual 235In connection with the poisonous nature of the mallow, or ‘kissie blaar’...He cut up mallows (kissie bladeren)..and fed his ostriches and one horse systematically with the same, with the result that seventeen ostriches and a horse died.
1932 Farming in S. Afr. Nov. 378 (Swart)Experiments with ‘kiesieblaar’ (Parviflora) and milkweed were carried out with hamels and in both cases the animals remained healthy.
1966 C.A. Smith Common Names 290Kiesieblaar, A weed introduced from Europe about 1700 and now naturalized all over the Republic. The leaves were formerly used in decoctions for throat troubles or as fomentations and poultices in cases of neuralgia.
1993 Milton & Dean in Afr. Wildlife Vol.47 No.1, 28Their taste for such alien plants as Mexican poppy.., stinkblaar.., kissieblaar (Malva parviflora) and saltbush..ensures the future of leopard tortoises on Karoo rangeland.
The wild mallow Malva parviflora of the Malvaceae, a weed used for medicinal purposes.
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