spekboom
spekboom · spekbooms
A South African shrub, whose succulent leaves are used as fodderA South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
Meaning
1 sensesA South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
Origin
From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”).From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”).
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Forms
plural: spekboomsSynonyms
5 synonymsporkwoodelephant bushporkbushpurslane treedwarf jade plant