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witgat

witgat noun: synonym of motlopi.

Noun

witgat (plural witgats)

  1. (South Africa) Synonym of motlopi.
    • The witgats, Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides, are sometimes called shepherd's trees because their neat evergreen crowns cast a small but deep shadow in which for centuries shepherds and their flocks have rested.1972, Eve Palmer, Norah Pitman, Trees of Southern Africa
    Synonyms:
    motlopi

Synonyms of witgat

Forms of witgat

pluralwitgats

Origin of witgat

From Afrikaans witgat.

Questions about witgat

What does witgat mean?
Witgat means synonym of motlopi.
What part of speech is witgat?
Witgat is a noun.
What is the plural of witgat?
The plural of witgat is witgats.

Words near witgat in the dictionary

  1. witfish
  2. witfishes
  3. witful
  4. witfully
  5. witfulness
  6. witgat
  7. witgats
  8. with
  9. with 'bated breath
  10. with a bang
  11. with a bullet

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