[S. Afr. DU. karree (-hout, -boom), from Hottentot name.] A South African tree (Rhus viminalis) resembling a willow, used for making bows.
[1822. Burchell, Trav., I. 179. Very large bushes of Karree-hout, which, in growth and foliage, have a great resemblance to our common willows.] Ibid. (1824), II. 198–9. The bow itself is made not always of the same sort of wood…. The karree-tree … is most generally used for this purpose.
1842. Moffat, Miss. Tours S. Afr., i. 6. Kharree trees and shrubs umbrageous at all seasons of the year.
1876. Miss Frewer, trans. Verne’s Adv. in S. Afr., v. 39. The karrees with dark green foliage.
