‖slymstok, noun

/ˈsleɪmstɔk/
Plurals:
slymstokke/ˈsleɪmstɔkə/.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, slym slime + stok rod-like stick.
Any of several plants of the Liliaceae with a juicy, edible peduncle: a. Either of two species of the genus Albuca, A. canadensis or A. altissimus. b. Bulbine praemorsa. In both senses combination slymstokuintjie/-ˌeɪŋki/ [Afrikaans, uintjie bulb].
1917 R. Marloth Dict. of Common Names of Plants 75Slijm’stok (-’uintje). Albuca minor, A. major, etc. Children eat the basal portion of the flowering stalk. According to Thunberg the white portion is used for quenching the thirst. Also Bulbine praemorsa.
1966 C.A. Smith Common Names 424Slymstok (-uintjie), Bulbous plants...The basal portion of the peduncle is eaten by children...In all three species the vernacular name is derived from the copious secretion of mucilage..from the lower end of the rod-like peduncle..as well as from the scales of the bulb..when broken.
1975 W. Steenkamp Land of Thirst King 130There are two kinds of stapelia the old people used to eat, and others known to me only by their colloquial names: the ‘bokhorinkies’..and the ‘slymstok’, or slimy stem, a lily variety of which the stem exudes a sweet slimy juice when chewed.
1975 Argus 17 Sept. 28Another treat for children in a pre-lollipop era were slymstokke, slimy long, green shoots, a little thicker than one’s thumb, sweet and juicy. ‘Nothing like slymstokke on a hot day.’
Either of two species of the genus Albuca, A. canadensis or A. altissimus.
Bulbine praemorsa. In both senses combination slymstokuintjie/-ˌeɪŋki/ [Afrikaans, uintjie bulb].
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sluk, verbv.slyt, adjectiveadj.
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