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AMATUNGULU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amatungulu mean? 

AMATUNGULU (noun)
  The noun AMATUNGULU has 1 sense:

1. very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leavesplay

  Familiarity information: AMATUNGULU used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMATUNGULU (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

amatungulu; Carissa grandiflora; Carissa macrocarpa; natal plum

Hypernyms ("amatungulu" is a kind of...):

carissa (a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits)

Meronyms (parts of "amatungulu"):

carissa plum; natal plum (edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant)


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