melkbos
/ˈmɛlkbɒs/(also melkbosch) South African
noun
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.
- leathern
- leatherneck
- leatherwear
- leatherwood
- leatherwork
- leathery
- leathery turtle
- leave
- leaved
- leave go
- leave hold of
- leave-in
- leave it at that
- leave its (or one's or a) mark
- leave/let well alone
- leave loading
- leave much (or a lot) to be desired
- leaven
- leavener
- leave no stone unturned
- Leavenworth
- leave of absence
- leave off
- leaver
- leaves