vlier, noun

/ˈflɪə(r)/
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, adaptation of Dutch vlier elder tree.
The evergreen tree Nuxia floribunda of the Loganiaceae, bearing sprays of tiny cream-coloured, sweetly-scented flowers.
Note:
In F. von Breitenbach’s Nat. List of Indigenous Trees (1987), the name ‘forest elder’ is used for this species.
1887 J.C. Brown Management of Crown Forests 237Timber Valued Standing. Per cubic foot £ s. d. Red Pear,...0 0 3...Vlier,...0 0 1.
1907 T.R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora 6Black stinkwood (Ocotea bullata) and Vlier (Nuxia floribunda) are well known examples of Rus, as also the Palmiet (Prionum palmita).
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 538Vlier,..Nuxia floribunda, a handsome tree with small, white, scented flowers; it is known as the Wild peach in the neighbourhood of St. Johns.
1951 N.L. King Tree-Planting 69Lachnopylis (Nuxia) floribunda (Vlier), A large, evergreen tree which bears masses of scented, white flowers towards the end of winter or spring.
1961 Palmer & Pitman Trees of S. Afr. 295The vlier, as Nuxia Floribunda is commonly called, is a handsome evergreen tree, and a lovely sight in winter when it is covered in bunches of tiny, cream-coloured sweet-scented flowers which resemble those of the true elder. It is found in the Midland forests and is fairly common in the forests of the Eastern Province and Natal.
1976 Cape Times 24 Sept. (Weekend Mag.) 9There is a second yellowwood about 20 ft. hight, and a Nuxia floribundia (vlier), about 20 ft. high which, when I was there, was smothered in its off-white froth of flowers.
1991 H. Hutchings in Weekend Post 23 Feb. (Leisure) 7Another good flowering tree..is Nuxia floribunda (vlier)...It has a fairly straight trunk and spreading branches.
The evergreen tree Nuxia floribunda of the Loganiaceae, bearing sprays of tiny cream-coloured, sweetly-scented flowers.
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