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sausage tree

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large African tree with fruits that look like sausages, Kigelia africana.

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Across languages

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chichewa: mvunguti — Kigelia africana
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香腸樹 /香肠树 (xiāngchángshù) — Kigelia africana
  • Finnish: makkarapuu — Kigelia africana
  • Fula: gillaahi — Kigelia africana
  • German: Leberwurstbaum — Kigelia africana
  • Hindi: बालम खीरा (bālam khīrā) — Kigelia africana
  • Igbo: uturukpa — Kigelia africana
  • Japanese: ソーセージノキ (sōsējinoki) — Kigelia africana
  • Kikuyu: mũratina — Kigelia africana
  • Maasai: oldarpoi — Kigelia africana
  • Russian: киге́лия (kigélija) — Kigelia africana
  • Russian: колба́сное де́рево (kolbásnoje dérevo) — Kigelia africana
  • Swahili: mwegea — Kigelia africana
  • Swahili: mbungati — Kigelia africana
  • Swahili: mranaa — Kigelia africana
  • Swahili: mvongonya — Kigelia africana
  • Swahili: mnyegea — Kigelia africana
  • Swedish: korvträd — Kigelia africana