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Etymology

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Compound of ooft (fruit) +‎ boom (tree). Cognate with German Obstbaum.

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Noun

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ooftboom m (uncountable)

  1. (dated) fruit tree, a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis.
    Synonyms: fruitboom, vruchtboom