keur, noun

Shortened form of keurboom (sense a).
1907 T.R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora 204Keur is often cultivated for its ornamental evergreen foliage and sweetly scented flowers.
1909 George & Knysna Herald 22 Dec. 3Two Keurs and two stinkwood tree-trunks ready for sawing.
1951 N.L. King Tree-Planting 71Virgilia oroboides (capensis) (Keur), A quick-growing tree found in south-western Cape.
Shortened form of keurboom (sense a).
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