A tree of central Africa (especially Zimbabwe), with fragrant white flowers and compound leaves which are crimson and bronze in spring.
Brachystegia spiciformis, family Leguminosae
Example sentencesExamples
- In spring the msasa trees flood the countryside with a scarlet and orange display of vivid glory before turning summer green.
- The msasas are beginning to turn.
- It is - or was - a beautiful little church, nestling among the granite rocks and msasa trees that grow to a great height in that region.
- The land climbs from the hot parklands of these two river valleys up through small farming areas to a central plateau of msasa and mopane savanna woodland.
- The park was particularly beautiful as September can be with the msasas out.