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DIKA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dika mean?
• DIKA (noun)
The noun DIKA has 1 sense:
1. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites
Familiarity information: DIKA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dika; Irvingia gabonensis; wild mango; wild mango tree
Hypernyms ("dika" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "dika"):
dika nut (edible oil-rich seed of wild mango)
Holonyms ("dika" is a member of...):
genus Irvingia; Irvingia (wild mango)
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