wagenboom

<botany> A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.

Origin: D, literally, wagon tree.

Source: Websters Dictionary

(01 Mar 1998)


Terms mentioned in text: botany, south, african, proteaceous, tree, wood, wagon, wheels
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