geelhout

English

Etymology

From 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.