"marula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: marulas [plural]
Etymology: From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tn|morula||marula tree}} Tswana morula (“marula tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} marula (plural marulas)
  1. A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa. Categories (lifeform): Sumac family plants Translations (tree): maroela (Afrikaans), maroelaboom (Afrikaans), morula (Northern Sotho), umganu (Swazi), nkanyi (Tsonga), morula (Tswana), umganu (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-marula-en-noun-BELGiSVv Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Northern Sotho translations, Terms with Swazi translations, Terms with Tsonga translations, Terms with Tswana translations, Terms with Zulu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Sotho translations: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swazi translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Tsonga translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tswana translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Zulu translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'tree': 100 0
  2. Its edible stone fruit, with light yellow skin and white flesh. Translations (fruit): maroela (Afrikaans), maroelavrug (Afrikaans), liganu (Swazi), nkanyi (Tsonga), iganu (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-marula-en-noun-G0mu22Mb Disambiguation of 'fruit': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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