Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as wagon-tree.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A South African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora).
  • noun The tough wood of this tree, used for making wagon wheels.

Etymologies

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Dutch, literally "wagon tree".

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