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It is rarely cultivated but trees are left when land is being cleared. Still a traditional food plant in Africa, this little-known fruit has the potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable land care. [1] In Shona, the fruit are referred to as mazhanje, and in Chichewa masuku.
In addition, modern English forms are given for comparison purposes. Nouns are given in their nominative case, with the genitive case supplied in parentheses when its stem differs from that of the nominative. (For some languages, especially Sanskrit, the basic stem is given in place of the nominative.) Verbs are given in their "dictionary form".
Prefix meaning "position away from". [1] abaxial Surface of an organ facing away from the organ's axis, e.g. the lower surface of a lateral organ such as a leaf or petal. [2] Contrast adaxial. abort To abandon development of a structure or organ. [3] abscission Natural shedding of an organ that is mature or aged, as of a ripe fruit or an old ...
A descendant of the Latin word into a Romance language, which may have been French jujube or medieval Latin jujuba, in turn gave rise to the common English jujube. [5] This name is not related to jojoba , which is a loan from Spanish jojoba , itself borrowed from hohohwi , the name of that plant in the Oʼodham language .
Blatjang is a South African chutney made of dried fruit (usually apricots) and chillies cooked in vinegar and a staple in most South African households, served as a condiment with South African meat dishes like bobotie and braai.
Mongongo nut, with US penny for scale. Mongongo nuts are a staple diet in some areas, most notably among the San people of northern Botswana and Namibia.Archaeological evidence has shown that they have been consumed by the San communities for centuries. [5]
Ceiba is a word from the Taíno language meaning "boat" because Taínos use the wood to build their dugout canoes. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Ceiba species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species, including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix ceibae , which feeds exclusively on the genus.
The English common name is derived from the West African Akan-language name akye fufo. [ 6 ] Although having a long-held reputation as being poisonous with potential fatalities, [ 7 ] the fruit arils are renowned as delicious when ripe, prepared properly, and cooked [ 8 ] and are a feature of various Caribbean cuisines . [ 2 ]