tambookie
noun
tam·boo·kie
tamˈbükē,
-bu̇kē
variants or less commonly tambookie thorn
plural -s
1
: a southern African shrub or small tree (Erythrina acanthocarpa) with spiny fruit
2
: the extremely light wood of the tambookie
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans tamboekie, from Tamboekie Kaffir of the Tembu tribe, probably from Tamboe Tembu + -kie (from Dutch -kje, diminutive suffix)
- tendentially
- tendentious
- tendentiously
- tendentiousness
- tendentiousnesses
- tendenz
- tendenzen
- tender
- tender (young) age
- tender age
- tender annual
- tender loving care
- tender of amends
- tender of issue
- tender offer
- tender young age
- tender-hefted
- tender-minded
- tender-nosed
- tenderability
- tenderable
- tendered
- tenderer
- tenderers
- tenderest