geelhout

English

Etymology

Afrikaans geelhout

Noun

geelhout (plural geelhouts)

  1. A broad-leaved yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius), or any other tree of genus Podocarpus.

Afrikaans

Noun

geelhout (plural geelhoute)

  1. geelhout (broad-leaved yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius), or any other tree of genus Podocarpus)
    • 2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 34:
      [] wat berge dwarslêers uit geelhout en stinkhout gekap en gemoot het vir die treinspore – al het min van hulle idee gehad hoe 'n regte trein lyk.
      [] who had cut piles of sleepers out of broad-leaved yellowwood and black stinkwood for the train tracks – even though none of them had had any idea of what an actual train looks like.
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