Spekboom

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.

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dwarf jadedwarf jade plantelephant bushporkbushporkwoodpurslane tree

Etymology

From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”).

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south african

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