Leich·hardt's pine
variants:
or 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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