knoppiesdoring, noun

/ˈknɔpisˌduərəŋ//ˈknɔpisˌdʊərəŋ/
Forms:
knopjes-doorn, knopjie-sdoornShow more Also knopjes-doorn, knopjie-sdoorn, knopjies doorn, knopjis doorn, knoppies-doorn.
Origin:
Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans, from South African Dutch knopjesdoorn, knopje small knob + doorn thorn.
1. knobthorn sense 2.
1887 A.A. Anderson 25 Yrs in Waggon II. 132Out all day in the bush, looking for a suitable tree to cut down to make desselboom; the knopjies-doorn or lignum-vitae is the best.
1887 A.A. Anderson 25 Yrs in Waggon II. 210Knopjis doorn or lignum vitae.
1887 A.A. Anderson 25 Yrs in Waggon II. 225Knopjes doorn, wild olive, saffraan.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 271Knopjies doorn,..Acacia nigrescens pallens, Benth.
1928 E.H.L. Schwarz Kalahari & its Native Races 122Often found growing in association with the makoba tree, or knoppies doorn.
1929 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Low-Veld 50The umkaiya, also called knopjes-doorn, is one of the most useful of Low-Veld trees.
1972 L.G. Green When Journey’s Over 45Some men chose the tough knoppiesdoring for a disselboom, a yellow-coloured acacia.
1991 M. Oettle in Weekend Post 29 Dec. (Leisure) 7Acacia nigrescens, knob-thorn or knoppiesdoring.
2. knobwood.
1966 C.A. Smith Common Names 302Knoppiesdoring,..The vernacular name was first applied to the species [Acacia nigrescens] about 1750, while in the south coastal districts the name is given to Fagara capensis and F. davyi, both of which are now generally referred to as knophout.
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Knopneus, nounn.knopstick, nounn.
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