IRVINGIA GABONENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Irvingia gabonensis mean? 

• IRVINGIA GABONENSIS (noun)
  The noun IRVINGIA GABONENSIS 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: IRVINGIA GABONENSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRVINGIA GABONENSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

dika; Irvingia gabonensis; wild mango; wild mango tree

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)