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Leichhardt's pine
noun
Leich·hardt's pine
\ˈlīˌkä|rts-, ˈlīkˌhä|\
variants: less commonly
Leichhardt's tree
\ˈlīˌkä|rts-, ˈlīkˌhä|\Definition of Leichhardt's pine
: a low-growing Australian and East Indian tree (Sarcocephalus cordatus) of the family Rubiaceae that has light gray-brown wood with a spongy grain and globular heads of bright yellow flowers
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Origin and Etymology of leichhardt's pine
probably after F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt †1848 German explorer in Australia
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