stinkhout

Afrikaans

Noun

stinkhout (plural stinkhoute)

1. black stinkwood, Ocotea bullata
   • 2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 56:

     "En watter hout, soos ons almal weet, is die koningshout in hierdie bos?" "Stinkhout, meneer."

     "And which wood is, as we all know, the king of all woods in this forest?" "Black stinkwood, Sir."

2. any of several other tree species which release a strong smell when freshly felled, such as Celtis africana (witstinkhout), Celtis gomphophylla (growweblaarstinkhout), Prunus africana (rooistinkhout), or Celtis mildbraedii (rooivrugwitstinkhout)