"mongongo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mongongos [plural], mugongo [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mongongo (plural mongongos)
  1. A large, spreading tree (Schinziophyton rautanenii) of the family Euphorbiaceae, found on wooded hills and among sand dunes, with distinctive hand-shaped leaves, whose pale yellow wood resembles balsa. Translations (tree): mongongo [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-mongongo-en-noun-PVnxlZTc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Spurges Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Spurges: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'tree': 100 0
  2. Its egg-shaped, velvety fruit, having a thin layer of edible flesh surrounding a highly nutritious nut. Translations (fruit): mongongo [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-mongongo-en-noun-WqkNPs6w Categories (other): Nuts Disambiguation of Nuts: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'fruit': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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