klapper

The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)

Noun

  1. The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
    • Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard. - 1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated)

Origin

Possibly from Malay kelapa (coconut) or Afrikaans klapper (rattle).

Forms

klappers