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spekboom

spekboom noun: a South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.

Noun

spekboom (plural spekbooms)

  1. A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
    Synonyms:
    porkwood, dwarf jade plant, elephant bush, porkbush, purslane tree

Synonyms of spekboom

All synonyms of spekboom

Forms of spekboom

pluralspekbooms

Origin of spekboom

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

Questions about spekboom

What does spekboom mean?
Spekboom means a South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
What part of speech is spekboom?
Spekboom is a noun.
What is the plural of spekboom?
The plural of spekboom is spekbooms.

Words near spekboom in the dictionary

  1. speiss
  2. speisses
  3. Speitel
  4. Speith
  5. Speiths
  6. spekboom
  7. spekbooms
  8. speke
  9. Speke's antelope
  10. Speke's gazelle
  11. Speke's gazelles

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