withaak, noun

/ˈvəthɑːk/
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, from Dutch wit white + haak hook, barb.
In full withaak tree: the thorn tree Acacia erubescens of the Fabaceae, bearing hooked white thorns. Also attributive.
1935 H.C. Bosman Mafeking Rd (1969) 21I thought the cattle might be there because it is shady under those withaak trees, and there is soft grass that is very pleasant to sit on.
1935 H.C. Bosman Mafeking Rd (1969) 24In the shade of the withaak, the leopard and I lay down together.
1951 N.L. King Tree-Planting 65Acacia litakunensis (Withaak).
1974 D.J. Louw in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. X. 150The withaak (Acacia erubescens) is found in the more mountainous parts of the Khomas-Hochland.
1980 A.J. Blignaut Dead End Rd 80Scattered withaak trees..cleaved to the veld.
1985 Sunday Times 11 Aug. (Lifestyle) 5I loll in the shade of the withaak.
In full withaak tree:the thorn tree Acacia erubescens of the Fabaceae, bearing hooked white thorns. Also attributive.
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with, adverbadv.withond, nounn.
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