motlopi

noun1

1. •
   The shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Boscia albitrunca), an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa which is one of the most important forage trees of the Kalahari.

   • The most common indigenous trees include the mophane, the camel-thorn, the motlopi (sheperd's^([sic – meaning shepherd's]) tree) and the baobab. — 1984