‖selons, noun
/səˈlɔns/
- Forms:
- Also Selon’s.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘of Ceylon’.
In full selons-roos /-rʊəs/ [Afrikaans, roos rose] , plural selons-rose Ceylon rose.
1946 H.C. Bosman in L. Abrahams Cask of Jerepigo (1972) 170The oleander — Selon’s-roos it is called in Marico — at one time the most popular flowering tree in certain parts of the country.
a1951 H.C. Bosman in L. Abrahams Unto Dust (1963) 133That half-red flower, the selons-rose..is the flower that a Marico girl most often pins in her hair to attract a lover. The selons-rose is also the flower that here, in the Marico, we customarily plant upon a grave.
In full selons-roos Ceylon rose.
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