spekboom

spekboom
\\ˈspekˌbüm, -bōm\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Afrikaans, literally, fat tree, blubber tree, from Dutch spek fat, blubber, bacon (from Middle Dutch spec) + boom tree, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German boum tree — more at speck, beam

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spekboom /spekˈbōm/
noun
A S African succulent shrub of the purslane family
ORIGIN: Du, bacon tree

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