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come-and-I'll-kiss-you

come-and-I'll-kiss-you noun: a tree native to southern Africa of species Ziziphus mucronata.

come-and-i'll-kiss-you: a tree native to southern Africa of species Ziziphus mucronata
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Noun

come-and-I'll-kiss-you (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A tree native to southern Africa of species Ziziphus mucronata.
    • ... The Zulu name (Nat) strikes a more ironical note in its translation—"come-and-I'll-kiss-you"—obviously prompted by that same tenacity of embrace. ...(Can we date this quote?), Christo Albertyn Smith, Common Names of South African Plants, published 1966, page 113
    • ... — hence the name 'wag-'n-bietjie' (Afrikaans for 'wait a bit') and the English vernacular name sometimes used: 'come-and-I'll-kiss-you'. The small, greenish, spreading flowers are grouped in clusters. ...1970, Nasionale Opvoedkundige Uitgewery, Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Capetown, volume 2, page 365

Synonyms of come-and-I'll-kiss-you

Questions about come-and-I'll-kiss-you

What does come-and-I'll-kiss-you mean?
Come-and-I'll-kiss-you means a tree native to southern Africa of species Ziziphus mucronata.
What part of speech is come-and-I'll-kiss-you?
Come-and-I'll-kiss-you is a noun.

Words near come-and-I'll-kiss-you in the dictionary

  1. come-all-you
  2. come-all-yous
  3. come-along
  4. come-alongs
  5. come-and-cuddle-me
  6. come-and-I'll-kiss-you
  7. come-around
  8. come-arounds
  9. come-at-able
  10. come-by
  11. come-down

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