noun
also leichhardt's tree ˈlīˌkä]rts-, ˈlīkˌhä]
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: probably after F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt died 1848 German explorer in Australia
: 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