witteboomn.
/ˈvɪtəbʊəm/, /ˈvɪtəbuːm/, U.S. /ˈvɪdəˌbum/, South African English /ˈvɪtəbʊəm/ South African.
= silver-tree n. 1.
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silver-tree1731
witteboom1799
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melkhouta1823
monkey apple1824
witgatboom1824
Hottentot's bean tree1833
spek-boom1834
mopane1854
Welwitschia1862
ambatch1863
miombo1864
pith tree1864
porkwood1875
tree purslane1882
buffalo-horn1887
monkey guava1887
bush willow1917
melkboom1917
msasa1923
rooibos1932
miraa1945
ovangkol1972
pigeon wood1972
tambotie1973
1799 A. Barnard Let. 4 Apr. in Lett. Lady Anne Barnard to Henry Dundas (1973) 185 Her Ladyship..is soon to present the Regiment with their colors [sic], in which the Whittebomb [sic]..is Happily blended and united with the Royal oak.
1818 C. I. Latrobe Jrnl. Visit S. Afr. 35 The foot..of..Table-Mountain is well clothed with witteboom (protea argentea).
1926 C. G. Botha Our S. Afr. (1938) 85 Witteboomen..is the name of the well known silver trees found in the Cape Peninsula.
1972 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees Southern Afr. I. 493 Witteboom..is believed to grow naturally only in the Cape Peninsula.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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