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witgat S. Afr.|ˈvɪtxat|
[Afrikaans, f. wit white + gat hole.]
Any of several trees of the genus Boscia, which have pale bark and are found in dry areas of southern Africa, esp. the evergreen B. albitrunca. Also witgatboom [Afrikaans boom tree].
1824W. J. Burchell Trav. Int. S. Afr. II. 18 Their trunks..appeared at a little distance as if they had been whitewashed. From this singular character, they have gained the name of Wit-gat boom. 1860Harvey & Sonder Flora Capensis I. 362 A tall tree called Witgat by the colonists. 1932C. Fuller Louis Trigardt's Trek 47 We were standing under a witgatboom. 1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo iv. 54 Close to this grew a witgat tree not fifteen feet tall but with a thick, seamed, milk-white trunk and a dense grey-green crown of tough little leaves. Ibid. xvii. 271 They..made coffee from the roots of the witgat. 1972Palmer & Pitman Trees S. Afr. I. 620 Witgat wood is heavy and tough. 1973Y. Burgess Life to Live 25 Coffee made from the roots of the witgat tree. |