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Assegai

n.

  1. A light spear or lance used by Bantu peoples of southern Africa.
  2. A tall evergreen tree (Curtisia dentata) of southern Africa, having durable wood used for making weapons, furniture, and other wooden products, and bark that is used in traditional medicine.

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