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rooikrans S. Afr.|ˈrɔɪkrans|
Also rooikran(t)z.
[Afrikaans, f. rooi red + krans wreath, in allusion to the red aril of the seed.]
A yellow-flowered shrub, Acacia cyclops, of the family Leguminosæ, native to Western Australia, and naturalized in southern Africa, where it is also called the golden willow. Also attrib.
1917R. Marloth Flora S. Afr. Suppl.: Common Names 71 Rooikrans... From Australia..one of the Golden willows. 1920S. Afr. Smallholders' & Fruit Growers' Year Bk. 1920–1921 175 Rooikrantz—A shrubby wattle useful for firewood. 1950[see Port Jackson willow s.v. Port Jackson]. 1953Cape Times 9 July 14/2 Silver trees are being choked by young self-seeded cluster pines and rooikrans. 1957Cape Times Mag. 20 July 10/4 He wielded the chopper as easily as a man—severing the tough branches of the rooikrantz trees. Ibid. 10/6 On the outskirts of the rooikranz trees they began to dig. |