keurboom
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A fast-growing South African tree with fragrant pink, purple, or white flowers
- noun
- South African
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keurboom
- The keurboom produces beautiful pink-purple flowers in early spring.
Examples
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Many gardens in Cape Town feature the keurboom as an ornamental tree.
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Wildlife often takes shelter under the shady branches of the keurboom.
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Look at that stunning keurboom!
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The keurboom tree is known for its beautiful flowers.
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Many gardens in Cape Town feature the keurboom as an ornamental tree.
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The keurboom produces beautiful pink-purple flowers in early spring.
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Wildlife often takes shelter under the shady branches of the keurboom.
Synonyms
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A South African tree with leaflets and clusters of pink, fragrant flowers, also called the Keurboom
refers to the fast growing ornamental with varied flower colours rather than botanical detail
Surface Forms
Etymology
Keurboom comes from Afrikaans and Dutch where keur means 'choice' and boom means 'tree'. So it means a 'choice tree', a fitting name for a prized South African tree often planted for its beautiful, fragrant flowers.
