assegai
noun
- a slender spear or javelin with an iron tip, used in S Africa
- a tree (Curtisia faginea) of the dogwood family, whose hard wood is used to make such spears
See assegai in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or as·sa·gai (ăsˈə-gīˌ)
noun- A light spear or lance, especially one with a short shaft and long blade for close combat, used by Bantu peoples of southern Africa.
- A southern African tree (Curtisia dentata) having wood used for making spears or lances.
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