mongongo

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

  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.

Forms

mongongos mugongo