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单词 chincherinchee
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Definition of chincherinchee in English:

chincherinchee

nounˌtʃɪntʃərɪnˈtʃiː-rinˈCHē
  • A white-flowered South African lily.

    白花虎眼万年青

    Ornithogalum thyrsoides, family Liliaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A group of chincherinchees makes an attractive display.
    • One of the common names of this flower is chincherinchees.
    • During the war it became an annual habit to travel to a hill just outside the village to pick chincherinchees or snowdrops as they were known.
    • The giant chincherinchee is an attractive, easily cultivated garden plant and produces eye-catching, long-lasting flowers that are very suitable for as cut flowers.
    • The South Africans know them as ‘tjenkenrientjee’ which is where the odd English name chincherinchee comes from.

Origin

Early 20th century: imitative of the squeaky sound made by rubbing its stalks together.

Definition of chincherinchee in US English:

chincherinchee

noun-rinˈCHē
  • A white-flowered South African lily.

    白花虎眼万年青

    Ornithogalum thyrsoides, family Liliaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • During the war it became an annual habit to travel to a hill just outside the village to pick chincherinchees or snowdrops as they were known.
    • The giant chincherinchee is an attractive, easily cultivated garden plant and produces eye-catching, long-lasting flowers that are very suitable for as cut flowers.
    • A group of chincherinchees makes an attractive display.
    • One of the common names of this flower is chincherinchees.
    • The South Africans know them as ‘tjenkenrientjee’ which is where the odd English name chincherinchee comes from.

Origin

Early 20th century: imitative of the squeaky sound made by rubbing its stalks together.

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