Breede River yellowwood

noun

ˈbrēd- 

: a small, broad, multi-stemmed, evergreen tree (Podocarpus elongatus) of southern Africa with bluish- to grayish-green, flattened needlelike leaves and a red to purplish, fleshy, berrylike fruit

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

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