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mopanes

mopanes is the plural of mopane.

Meaning of mopane

Noun

mopane (plural mopanes)

  1. A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
  2. The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
    • The gay one, Alan, takes them with his current lover to an African restaurant, new venture in the city, offering traditional mopani worm snacks, tripe and usu with beans.2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury, published 2013, page 21

Questions about mopanes

What is mopanes the plural of?
Mopanes is the plural of mopane.

Words near mopanes in the dictionary

  1. mopaliids
  2. Mopan
  3. Mopan Maya
  4. Mopan River
  5. mopane
  6. mopanes
  7. mopani
  8. mopanis
  9. Moparrabah
  10. mopboard
  11. mopboards

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