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Definition of kiaat in English: kiaatnoun kɪˈɑːt A tree with fragrant yellow flowers and useful timber that resembles teak, native to tropical and southern Africa. Pterocarpus angolensis, family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples - Combretums grow in large numbers and there are giant sycamore figs, mkuhlus, maroelas, kiaats and spectacular flowering trees such as the white pear and the red and orange kaffirboom.
- And my friend Glen Davis has a box pentatonic kalimba which has the deepest darkest kiaat wood I have ever seen.
- This beautiful seascape was made with blue pine, aspen, myrtlewood, kiaat, maple, red cedar and yellowheart.
- The kiaat is a deciduous, spreading and slightly flat-crowned tree with a high canopy.
- This is a kiaat tree, which is slow growing, and often forms very twisted shapes.
Origin Mid 19th century: via Dutch from Malay kayu jati 'teak wood'. |