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| Khoisan | 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 [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds; the {Khoisan} language. [1913 Webster +PJC] {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}. [1913 Webster] |
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