witteboom

noun

wit·​te·​boom

ˈvitəˌbüm

plural witteboom

southern Africa

: silver tree sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, probably from Middle Dutch witboom white poplar, literally, white tree, from wit white + boom tree; akin to Old English hwīt white and bēam tree

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