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keurboom|ˈkʊəbʊm|
Also keur.
[Afrikaans, f. keur choice + boom tree.]
A small South African tree of the genus Virgilia (V. oroboides or V. divaricata) of the family Leguminosæ, having pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink, mauve, or red, scented flowers.
1731G. Medley tr. Kolb's Present State of Cape of Good-Hope II. 258 The Amaquas Tree. This Tree the Cape-Europeans call Keur-boom. It grows so quick, that in Two Years Time it becomes, from a Small Plant, a Tree of Eight or Nine Foot in Height. 1854L. Pappe Silva Capensis 13 Virgilia Capensis. Lamk. (Keurboom)... Wood rather light and soft. Looks well when polished. 1907T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape Good Hope 204 Keur is often cultivated for its ornamental evergreen foliage and sweetly scented flowers. 1925R. Marloth Flora S. Afr. II. i. 72 Virgilia capensis. Keurboom... In favourable localities it reaches a height of 40 feet with trunks three feet in diameter. Such trees form a beautiful sight when covered with their pale rose or lilac coloured, sweet-scented flowers. 1955J. Packer Valley of Vines iv. 58 The keurbome toss fragrant pale-pink plumes in the wind. 1973Palmer & Pitman Trees S. Afr. II. 903 Botanists, foresters, and gardeners have not yet decided to their mutual satisfaction whether the genus Virgilia is composed of one, two, or three different species of keurboom. |