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mongongo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mon-gon-go
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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

Inflected Forms

mongongos (plural) mugongo (alternative)

Questions

What does mongongo mean?
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.

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