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spekboom

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spekboom /ˈspɛkbʊəm/

▶noun a South African shrub with succulent leaves, which is used for fodder during times of drought. [Portulacaria afra.]

– origin C19: from Afrik., from spek ‘bacon’ + boom ‘tree’.

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