anaboom, noun

Plurals:
anabome/ˈænəbʊəmə/.
Origin:
Afrikaans, NamaShow more Afrikaans, from Nama ana name for this tree + Afrikaans boom tree.
anatree.
1961 Palmer & Pitman Trees of S. Afr. 148The ana tree or anaboom is one of the largest trees of the northern Transvaal, a great spreading blue-green giant.., one of the very noblest of the great Acacia race.
1970 M. Tyack S. Afr.: Land of Challenge 303Acacia trees (Anabome and Kameeldoringbome) whose roots tap the underground supply of water seeping through the sands.
1977 E. Palmer Field Guide to Trees of Sn Afr. 122Flowers in spikes; pods orange to red brown, much twisted (Zululand west to SWA) A. albida Anaboom.
1980 [see anatree].
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