swarthaak

swarthaak

English

Etymology

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Noun

swarthaak

1. (South Africa) An African thorn tree, Senegalia mellifera.
   • 1947, Journal of the South African Veterinary Medical Association, p. 156:

     The vegetation on this plateau is chiefly vaal and rosyntjiebos, with areas of swarthaak and Karroo veld.

   • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 302:

     On the farm of my boyhood friend Gys there had also been a row of old Griqua graves in the open veld among the swarthaak thorn-trees, far from the house […].

   • 2013, Holzner & Numata (eds.), Biology and ecology of weeds, p. 430:

     Some of the main, or pioneering woody invaders in various parts are: Acacia mellifera var. detinens, known as swarthaak, which has invaded about 2 million ha, notably in the northern Cape and western Transvaal […].

Synonyms

• (Senegalia mellifera): Acacia mellifera, Mimosa mellifera, blackthorn

References

• Senegalia mellifera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Senegalia mellifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Senegalia mellifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons