"desert date" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desert dates [plural]
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  1. Balanites aegyptiaca, a tree native to Africa and the Middle East. Wikipedia link: desert date Translations (The fruit of this tree): c'bàró (Lela), gorow (Zaghawa) Translations (tree native to Africa and the Middle East): ጓሳ (gʷasa) (Amharic), šašōb (Beja), tɔɔsɩ (Bissa), zonge (Bole), daɗumwa (Bura), Wüstendattel [feminine] (German), Zachunbaum [masculine] (German), kpànkpágibu (Gourmanchéma), pakpanpagabu (Gourmanchéma), panpaabu (Gourmanchéma), bangbabu (Gourmanchéma), aduwa [feminine] (Hausa), ndhumuso (Kadugli), àjan (Karekare), gʋlsaa (Kasem), bukl (Kirya-Konzel), bàró (Lela), agam (Miya), kɛglga (Moore), ejim (Muyang), zonge (Ngamo), akɗa (Ngizim), dàgwár (North Mofu), thäw (Shilluk), thɔ̈u (Southwestern Dinka), adzim (Uldeme), ajumek (Vame), geyra (Zaghawa)

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      "sense": "The fruit of this tree",
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      "sense": "The fruit of this tree",
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