dika

Examples

• All

• The hard wood of the dika is often used for making furniture due to its resistance to termites.

• The dika tree grows in many parts of West Africa.

• Farmers plant dika to harvest both the fruit and the valuable oil-rich seeds.

• I tasted a dika fruit for the first time yesterday.

• The dika tree is known for its nutritious yellow fruit, which is often used in local dishes.

• Many communities in Africa rely on the seeds of the dika for oil extraction and cooking.

• The wood of the dika tree is highly prized for its durability and resistance to termites.

Synonyms

I

Irvingia gabonensis

vsdika

• Specialized

9.9

An African tree with yellow fruit like a mango, oil-rich seeds, and hard wood that resists termites

is the everyday common name rather than the scientific form

W

wild mango

vsdika

• South African

6.7

A tree from Africa with yellow fruit, oily seeds, and hard wood that resists termites

is the local common name that notes the scientific species in parentheses

W

wild mango tree

vsdika

• South African

5.9

An African tree that makes yellow fruit like mangoes, has seeds used for oil, and strong wood that resists termites

is the common name that does not stress the plant form

Compounds

D

dika bread

• South African

9.9

A soft brown paste made from roasted wild mango seeds used as food and to thicken soups

D

dika nut

• UK

9.9

An oily seed from the wild mango tree that people eat or press for oil

Surface Forms

Etymology