"klapper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: klappers [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from Malay kelapa (coconut) or Afrikaans klapper (rattle). Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} klapper (plural klappers)
  1. The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
    Sense id: en-klapper-en-noun-Vyhl4Bc9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated)",
          "text": "Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard."
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        "The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)"
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
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          "ref": "1939, Eugène Marais, My Friends the Baboons (translated)",
          "text": "Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard."
        }
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