kəˈrē, -rā noun
also karree boom -ˌbüm, -ˌbōm ; or kar·roo·boom -ˈrüˌb-
( -s )
Etymology: karree from Afrikaans, probably from Hottentot karib; karree boom, karrooboom from Afrikaans karreeboom, from karree + boom tree, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English bēam tree — more at beam
: a plant of the genus Rhus (especially R. viminalis ) of southern Africa