vetkousie

\\ˈfetˌkōsē\ noun (-s)

Etymology: Afrikaans, literally, fat wick, from vet fat, grease (from Middle Dutch) + kousie wick, from Dutch kousje, diminutive of kous stocking, from Middle Dutch couse chausses, from Old French dialect (Picardy) cauce, from Medieval Latin calcea; akin to Old English fǣtt fat — more at fat, chausses

: a southern African fig marigold (Mesembryanthemum pomeridianum) the young foliage of which is used like spinach