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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[D.

Hottentot

; – so called from

hot

and

tot

, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language.

Wedgwood.

]

(Ethnol.)

One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.

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

Noun.

A native of the southern extremity of Africa.

A savage brutal man.