knobby thorn, noun phrase

Origin:: AfrikaansShow more Calqued on Afrikaans knoppiesdoring, see knoppiesdoring.

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c1936 S. & E. Afr. Yr Bk & Guide 324Knobby thorn (Acacia nigrescens), a very handsome tree usually found near the Mopani.

1949 C. Bullock Rina 39The knobby thorn..was already in bloom and putting out new leaves, delicately beautiful as those of the silver birch.

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