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Definition of olifants melkbos in English:

olifants melkbos

(also olifant melkbosch, olifantsmelkbos)

Pronunciation /ˌɒlɪf(ə)nts ˈmɛlkbɒs/

noun

South African

  • A shrubby spurge, Euphorbia hamata, native to South Africa and used as food for livestock.

Origin

Late 19th century. From Afrikaans olifants melkbos from olifant + -s, linking phoneme or plural morpheme + melkbos.