wag-'n-bietjie

wag-'n-bietjie |ˈvaxəˌbɪki | ▶noun S. African any of a number of shrubs bearing strong curved thorns, in particular: ● a plant related to asparagus (genus Asparagus, family Liliaceae, in particular A. capensis ). ● a wait-a-bit. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, literally ‘wait a bit ’.

wag-'n-bietjie

wag-'n-bietjie |ˈvaxəˌbɪki | ▶noun S. African any of a number of shrubs bearing strong curved thorns, in particular: ● a plant related to asparagus (genus Asparagus, family Liliaceae, in particular A. capensis ). ● a wait-a-bit. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, literally ‘wait a bit ’.