cassine maurocenia

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cassine maurocenia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hottentot \Hot"ten*tot\, n. [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot
     and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their
     language. --Wedgwood.]
     1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded
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     2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for
        its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language.
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     Hottentot cherry (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus
        Cassine (Cassine maurocenia), having handsome foliage,
        with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers.
        --Loudon.
  
     Hottentot's bread. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot
        (a), under Elephant.
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