wild mango
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- noun
- South African
- The villagers harvest wild mango for its sweet fruit and nutritious seeds.
Examples
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The termite-resistant wood of wild mango is prized for making durable furniture.
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Researchers are studying the oil extracted from wild mango seeds for its health benefits.
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The wild mango tree grows in many parts of Africa.
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Have you ever tasted wild mangoes?
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The villagers harvest wild mango for its sweet fruit and nutritious seeds.
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The termite-resistant wood of wild mango is prized for making durable furniture.
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Researchers are studying the oil extracted from wild mango seeds for its health benefits.
Synonyms
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An African tree with yellow fruit like a mango, oil-rich seeds, and hard wood that resists termites
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An African tree that makes yellow fruit like mangoes, has seeds used for oil, and strong wood that resists termites
A West African tree that has yellow mango-like fruit, oil-rich seeds, and hard termite-resistant wood
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'wild mango' is compositionally built from 'wild' (growing naturally) + 'mango' (the fruit/tree), so a learner will infer it refers to a mango or mango-like tree that grows in the wild. Although it denotes a specific African species (Irvingia gabonensis), that taxonomic detail does not block comprehension — the basic meaning is directly derivable and cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Wild mango gets its name from the simple idea of wild plus mango: people saw a tree in African woods with fruit that looked like a 'mango' but growing in the wild rather than in gardens. So the name tells you it is a mango-like tree that grows naturally in wild places.