mongongo
English
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Noun
mongongo (plural mongongos)
- 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.
- Its egg-shaped, velvety fruit, having a thin layer of edible flesh surrounding a highly nutritious nut.
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