melkboomn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛlkbʊəm/,

/ˈmɛlkbuːm/, U.S.

/ˈmɛlkˌbum/, South African English

/ˈmelkbʊəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans melkboom.

Etymology: < Afrikaans melkboom < melk milk n.¹ + boom tree (see boom n.²).

South African.

Either of two trees with milky sap: (a) a fig tree with white or pale grey bark, Ficus cordata, found in arid, rocky parts of south-western Africa; (b) the white milkwood, Sideroxylon inerme.

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keurboom1731

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witgatboom1824

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spek-boom1834

mopane1854

Welwitschia1862

ambatch1863

miombo1864

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porkwood1875

tree purslane1882

buffalo-horn1887

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bush willow1917

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rooibos1932

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > of South America or West Indies > balata

bully bay1657

balata1858

melkboom1917

1917 R. Marloth Flora S. Afr.: Dict. Common Names 57 Melkboom, Ficus cordata... At the coast the same name applies to Sideroxylon inerme.

1957 L. G. Green Beyond City Lights 225 An old melkboom gives shade, and under the tree you are more likely to find a wagon than a motor-lorry.

1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. xxii. 471 Ficus cordata Thunb... The common names ‘melkhout’ and ‘melkboom’ are unfortunate, leading to confusion with Sideroxylon inerme L., a far more widely distributed tree.

1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 105 Melkboom. Namaqua Fig. A graceful and delicate..Fig from Namaqualand in South Africa with a slender, tortuous woody stem.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melkboom
释义	melkboomn. Brit. /ˈmɛlkbʊəm/, /ˈmɛlkbuːm/, U.S. /ˈmɛlkˌbum/, South African English /ˈmelkbʊəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans melkboom. Etymology: < Afrikaans melkboom < melk milk n.¹ + boom tree (see boom n.²). South African. Either of two trees with milky sap: (a) a fig tree with white or pale grey bark, Ficus cordata, found in arid, rocky parts of south-western Africa; (b) the white milkwood, Sideroxylon inerme. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs keurboom1731 silver-tree1731 witteboom1799 Hottentot's bean1801 melkhouta1823 monkey apple1824 witgatboom1824 Hottentot's bean tree1833 spek-boom1834 mopane1854 Welwitschia1862 ambatch1863 miombo1864 pith tree1864 porkwood1875 tree purslane1882 buffalo-horn1887 monkey guava1887 bush willow1917 melkboom1917 msasa1923 rooibos1932 miraa1945 ovangkol1972 pigeon wood1972 tambotie1973 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > of South America or West Indies > balata bully bay1657 balata1858 melkboom1917 1917 R. Marloth Flora S. Afr.: Dict. Common Names 57 Melkboom, Ficus cordata... At the coast the same name applies to Sideroxylon inerme. 1957 L. G. Green Beyond City Lights 225 An old melkboom gives shade, and under the tree you are more likely to find a wagon than a motor-lorry. 1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. xxii. 471 Ficus cordata Thunb... The common names ‘melkhout’ and ‘melkboom’ are unfortunate, leading to confusion with Sideroxylon inerme L., a far more widely distributed tree. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 105 Melkboom. Namaqua Fig. A graceful and delicate..Fig from Namaqualand in South Africa with a slender, tortuous woody stem. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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