Keurboom
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers. South-Africa
- 2 tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers wordnet
- 3 fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental wordnet
Etymology
From Afrikaans keur (“pick or choice”) + boom (“tree”).