What is "hottentot cherry"

Hottentot \Hot"ten*tot\, n. [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. --Wedgwood.]

1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded

2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language.

   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 Elephant.