karree

noun

kar·​ree

kəˈrē,

-rā

variants or less commonly karree boom

-ˌbüm,

-ˌbōm

or karrooboom

-ˈrüˌb-

plural -s

: a plant of the genus Rhus (especially R. viminalis) of southern Africa

Word History

Etymology

karree from Afrikaans, probably from Hottentot karib; karree boom, karrooboom from Afrikaans karreeboom, from karree + boom tree, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English bēam tree

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