ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Waterboom

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Waterboom is a noun meaning (South Africa, archaic) Syzygium cordatum, a tree typically growing out of wet ground.

Meaning

(South Africa, archaic) Syzygium cordatum, a tree typically growing out of wet ground.

Example Sentences

On nearing Bacchus Marsh the country becomes wooded, mostly with stunted swamp gums, which look very much like our waterboom, a valueless kind of tree.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include keurboom, wagenboom, kaffirboom, kokerboom, kafferboom, spekboom.

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