leichhardt's pine

leichhardt's pine
noun also leichhardt's tree \\ˈlīˌkä]rts-, ˈlīkˌhä]\
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: probably after F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt died 1848 German explorer in Australia
: a low-growing Australian and East Indian tree (Sarcocephalus cordatus) of the family Rubiaceae that has light gray-brown wood with a spongy grain and globular heads of bright yellow flowers

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