Leichhardt's pine
noun
Leich·hardt's pine
variants or less commonly Leichhardt's tree
ˈlīˌkä|rts-,
ˈlīkˌhä|
: a low-growing Australian and East Indian tree (Sarcocephalus cordatus) of the family Rubiaceae that has light gray-brown wood with a spongy grain and globular heads of bright yellow flowers
Word History
Etymology
probably after F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt †1848 German explorer in Australia