spekboom

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noun

A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.

Similar
porkwooddwarf jade plantelephant bushporkbushpurslane tree
OriginAfrikaans spek →
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Meanings

nounspekboom (plural spekbooms)

plural spekbooms

  1. A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.

    Synonyms: porkwood, dwarf jade plant, elephant bush, porkbush, purslane tree

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.

Similar
porkwooddwarf jade plantelephant bushporkbushpurslane tree
Also see
dwarf jadeelephant bushporkbushpurslane tree

Origin

  1. Afrikaansspek“bacon”
  2. Englishspekboom

From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”).

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Cite this entry
APA

spekboom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spekboom

MLA

“spekboom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spekboom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spekboom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spekboom.

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