See also: Kigelia

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Etymology edit

From the genus name.

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kigelia (plural kigelias)

  1. The African flowering plant Kigelia africana, sole species in its genus in the family Bignoniaceae.
    Synonyms: cucumber tree, sausage tree
    • 2015 August 29, “Childhood freedoms at heart of a wild life under African skies”, in The Guardian[1]:
      They found these seeds and painted faces on them,” she says, picking up a long sausage-like fruit fallen from the kigelia trees.

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