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mopani

mopani is the alternative form 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

Forms of mopani

pluralmopanis

Questions about mopani

What is mopani the alternative form of?
Mopani is the alternative form of mopane.

Words near mopani in the dictionary

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

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