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IRVINGIA GABONENSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites

Synonyms:

dika; Irvingia gabonensis; wild mango; wild mango tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Irvingia gabonensis" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Irvingia gabonensis"):

dika nut (edible oil-rich seed of wild mango)

Holonyms ("Irvingia gabonensis" is a member of...):

genus Irvingia; Irvingia (wild mango)

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