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.
- semilunar
- semilunar bone
- semilunar cartilage
- semilunar valve
- semimajor axis
- semimetal
- semimetallic
- semiminor axis
- semi-modal
- semi-monocoque
- semi-monthly
- seminal
- seminally
- seminal vesicle
- seminar
- seminarian
- seminarist
- seminary
- seminiferous
- Seminole
- semiochemical
- semi-official
- semi-officially
- semiological
- semiologist