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marula

marula noun: a medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.

Noun

marula (plural marulas)

  1. A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.
    • They were between two marula trees.2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 87
  2. Its edible stone fruit, with light yellow skin and white flesh.
    • In the evenings, long drinks anticipate freshly caught fish [...] with a marinade of mazhanje juice or marula liqueur.2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 278

Forms of marula

pluralmarulas

Origin of marula

From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language.

Questions about marula

What does marula mean?
Marula means a medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.
What part of speech is marula?
Marula is a noun.
What is the plural of marula?
The plural of marula is marulas.

Words near marula in the dictionary

  1. Marufinas
  2. maruga
  3. marugas
  4. Maruic
  5. Maruko
  6. marula
  7. Marulan
  8. Marulanda
  9. Marulandas
  10. marulas
  11. Marullo

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