ˈvändə(r)ˌbüm noun
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Etymology: Afrikaans, literally, wonder tree, from Middle Dutch, from wonder + boom tree; akin to Old English wundor wonder and Old High German boum tree — more at wonder , beam
: a fig ( Ficus pretoriae ) with fruits borne in the leaf axils of the terminal branchlets that is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical Africa