noun
Meaning 1
A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
mopane
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UK: /məˈpɑːni/
noun
Meaning 2
The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
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History
Etymology
From Tswana mophane.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: mopanie — Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- Chinese Mandarin: 可樂豆樹 /可乐豆树 — Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- Chinese Mandarin: 蝴蝶樹 /蝴蝶树 — Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- Italian: mopane — Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- Portuguese: mutiati — Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- Portuguese: chanate — Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- Portuguese: mopane — Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- Afrikaans: mopaniewurm — Gonimbrasia belina