Spekboom

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spekboom \Spek"boom\, n. [D., lit. fat tree.] (Bot.)
     The purslane tree of South Africa, -- said to be the favorite
     food of elephants. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).
     [1913 Webster]