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Where does “mopane” come from?

mopane (English) comes from Tswana mophane — mopane, "Colophospermum mopane".

mopane (English): A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern...

Definitions

  1. A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern...

Ancestry of “mopane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tswanamophanemopane, "Colophospermum mopane"
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