hardpear
/ˈhɑːdpɛː/(also hard pear) Chiefly South African
noun
Any of several African trees having dense, hard wood, especially Olinia ventosa (family Penaeaceae), a large evergreen tree of South Africa, and Strychnos henningsii (family Loganiaceae), a small tree of southern and eastern Africa.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Barrow. From South African Dutch hardpeer from Dutch hard + peer.
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