keurboom

noun

keur·​boom

ˈkərˌbüm

variants or less commonly keur

ˈkər

plural -s

: a pinnate-leaved shrub (Virgilia capensis) of southern Africa having purple flowers and being of the family Leguminosae

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans keurboom, from keur choice + boom tree

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