karree
noun
kar·ree
kəˈrē,
-rā
variants or less commonly karree boom or karrooboom
-ˌbüm,
-ˌbōm
-ˈrüˌb-
plural -s
: a plant of the genus Rhus (especially R. viminalis) of southern Africa
Word History
Etymology
karree from Afrikaans, probably from Hottentot karib; karree boom, karrooboom from Afrikaans karreeboom, from karree + boom tree, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English bēam tree