monkey thorn, noun phrase

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Translation of Afrikaans apiesdoring.
apiesdoring.
1985 S. Afr. Panorama Feb. 35A magnificent flowering monkey thorn, Acacia galpinii.
1991 J. Huntly in Sunday Star 16 Feb. (Weekend) 4The apiesdoring or monkey thorn..is the giant of the thorn trees and the yellow flowering spikes, which appear from October to January, make the monkey thorn one of the most beautiful of all veld trees.
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