"spekboom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spekbooms [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|af|spek||bacon}} Afrikaans spek (“bacon”), {{m|af|boom||tree}} boom (“tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spekboom (plural spekbooms)
  1. A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder. Categories (lifeform): Caryophyllales order plants, Succulents Synonyms: porkwood, dwarf jade plant, elephant bush, porkbush, purslane tree

Inflected forms

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