A tropical aloe which forms a tree, the hollow branches of which were formerly used by the San (Bushmen) as quivers.
箭袋树
Aloe dichotoma, family Liliaceae (or Aloaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
Here you find the most extreme desert adapted fauna and flora including Hartmann's Mountain zebra, chameleons, 1,000 year old welwitschia mirabilis and quiver trees.
The quiver tree is indigenous to the hot, dry southern part of Namibia.
Definition of quiver tree in US English:
quiver tree
noun
A tropical aloe which forms a tree, the hollow branches of which were formerly used by the San (Bushmen) as quivers.
箭袋树
Aloe dichotoma, family Liliaceae (or Aloaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
The quiver tree is indigenous to the hot, dry southern part of Namibia.
Here you find the most extreme desert adapted fauna and flora including Hartmann's Mountain zebra, chameleons, 1,000 year old welwitschia mirabilis and quiver trees.