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rooihout S. Afr.|ˈrɔɪhəʊt|
Also roodehout, roye-houtt.
[Afrikaans, f. rooi red + hout wood.]
One of several trees with reddish wood, esp. the Cape plane, Ochna arborea, or its wood. Also attrib.
1790E. Helme tr. Le Vaillant's Trav. Afr. II. xiv. 288 Another tree, called Roye-houtt, (red wood) so named from its deep red colour, grows very thick. 1896E. Clairmonte Africander i. 2 A flock of long-tailed house birds..would dash past to settle in a rooihout tree. 1907T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape of Good Hope xiv. 163 Cape Plane..Roodehout. 1973Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 28 May 13/2 No self-respecting woodcutter would have the handle of his axe made from any timber other than ‘rooihout’ (Cape plane) a reddish close grained wood. |