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KIAAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kiaat mean?
• KIAAT (noun)
The noun KIAAT has 1 sense:
1. deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
Familiarity information: KIAAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bloodwood tree; kiaat; Pterocarpus angolensis
Hypernyms ("kiaat" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("kiaat" is a member of...):
genus Pterocarpus; Pterocarpus (genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods)
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