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nounwitgat (plural witgats)
plural witgats
- South AfricaSynonym of motlopi.
The witgats, Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides, are sometimes called shepherd's trees because their neat evergreen crowns cast a small but deep shadow in which for centuries shepherds and their flocks have rested.
1972, Eve Palmer, Norah Pitman, Trees of Southern AfricaSynonyms: motlopi
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nounSynonym of motlopi.
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- Afrikaanswitgat
- Englishwitgat
From Afrikaans witgat.
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witgat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witgat
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“witgat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witgat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witgat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witgat.
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