(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:18:44

Spek"boom (?), n. [D., lit. fat tree.] Bot.

The purslane tree of South Africa, -- said to be the favorite food of elephants.

Balfour (Cyc. of India).

 

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