Leichhardt's pine

noun

Leich·​hardt's pine

variants or less commonly Leichhardt's tree

ˈlīˌkä|rts-,

ˈlīkˌhä|

: a low-growing Australian and East Indian tree (Sarcocephalus cordatus) of the family Rubiaceae that has light gray-brown wood with a spongy grain and globular heads of bright yellow flowers

Word History

Etymology

probably after F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt †1848 German explorer in Australia

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