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单词 melkbos
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Definition of melkbos in English:

melkbos

(also melkbosch)
noun ˈmɛlkbɒs
South African
  • Any of various shrubs or small trees with milky sap; specifically (a) any of several shrubby or tree-sized spurges, especially Euphorbia mauritanica; (b) the Transvaal rubber tree, Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (family Apocynaceae).

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Afrikaans melkbos and its etymon South African Dutch melkbosch from melk + bosch.

 
 

Definition of melkbos in US English:

melkbos

(also melkbosch)
nounˈmɛlkbɒs
South African
  • Any of various shrubs or small trees with milky sap; specifically (a) any of several shrubby or tree-sized spurges, especially Euphorbia mauritanica; (b) the Transvaal rubber tree, Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (family Apocynaceae).

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Afrikaans melkbos and its etymon South African Dutch melkbosch from melk + bosch.

 
 
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