spek-boomn.

/ˈspɛkbəʊm/

/ˈspɛkbuːm/

Forms: Also speck-boom.

Etymology: South African Dutch, < spek speck n.⁴ + boom tree.

The purslane-tree ( Portulacaria afra) of South Africa.

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1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vi. 209 The spekboom, with its light green leaves and lilac blossoms.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vii. 248 Browsing on the succulent spekboom, which clothed the skirts of the hills.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. iii. 46 One vast jungle of dwarfish evergreen shrubs and bushes, amongst which the speck-boom was predominant.

1879 R. J. Atcherley Trip to Boërland 186 The spek-boom grows here in great profusion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	spek-boom
释义	spek-boomn. /ˈspɛkbəʊm//ˈspɛkbuːm/ Forms: Also speck-boom. Etymology: South African Dutch, < spek speck n.⁴ + boom tree. The purslane-tree ( Portulacaria afra) of South Africa. 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 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vi. 209 The spekboom, with its light green leaves and lilac blossoms. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vii. 248 Browsing on the succulent spekboom, which clothed the skirts of the hills. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. iii. 46 One vast jungle of dwarfish evergreen shrubs and bushes, amongst which the speck-boom was predominant. 1879 R. J. Atcherley Trip to Boërland 186 The spek-boom grows here in great profusion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1834
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