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amatungula

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am⋅a⋅tun⋅gu⋅la

[am-uh-tuhng-gyuh-luh]
–noun
Natal plum.

Origin:
< Zulu amathungulu, pl. of i(li)thungulu fruit of the Natal plum (or < a cognate Nguni word)

Natal plum

–noun
1. a southern African bushy shrub, Carissa grandiflora, of the dogbane family, having forked spines, white flowers, and egg-shaped, red berries.
2. the fruit of this shrub.
Also called amatungula.


Origin:
1855–60
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