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witgat (iou)



witgat noun. S. Afr. E19.
[Afrikaans, from wit white + gat hole.]
Any of several trees of the genus Boscia, of the caper family, which have pale pitted bark and are found in dry areas of southern Africa; esp. the evergreen B. albitrunca. Also witgatboom [Afrikaans boom tree].