mongongo

English

Alternative forms

• mugongo

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.
2. Its egg-shaped, velvety fruit, having a thin layer of edible flesh surrounding a highly nutritious nut.

Translations

tree

• Polish: mongongo n

fruit

• Polish: mongongo n