‖nooisboom, noun
- Forms:
- Show more Also nöe-boom, nojeboom, nojesboom, nooiensboom.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans (earlier South African Dutch), nooi (see nooi) + -s- (linking phoneme, or contraction of the possessive se) + boom tree; see quotation 1966.
kiepersol. Also attributive.
1848 C.J.F. Bunbury Jrnl of Res. at Cape of G.H. 101The Nojeboom (Cussonia spicata), a small tree of very singular appearance.
1966 C.A. Smith Common Names 351Nooi(en)sboom, A name applied to several species of Cussonia on account of the umbrella-like nature of the leafy crown of each branch which suggests a parasol carried by a lady.
kiepersol. Also attributive.
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