garingboom, noun
- Forms:
- Formerly also garenboom.
- Plurals:
- garingbome/ˈxɑːrəŋbʊəmə/.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, garing (earlier garen) thread + boom tree.
The century plant Agave americana of the Agavaceae, with a rosette of thick, spiny leaves and a tall inflorescence which is produced once only, after which the plant dies.
- Note:
- Introduced from Central America, the garingboom has occasionally been used as a fodder-plant during times of drought, and as a hedge-plant.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 181Garenboom,..The name given in the Riversdale district to Agave americana.
1987 M. Poland Train to Doringbult 140Well beyond the huts the workers’ houses stood on the bare earth behind a barrier of garingbome.
The century plant Agave americana of the Agavaceae, with a rosette of thick, spiny leaves and a tall inflorescence which is produced once only, after which the plant dies.
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