mopane
/mɒˈpɑːnɪ/(亦作mopani)
noun
1- a tree found in arid regions of southern Africa, with bitter-tasting leaves that are shaped like butterfly wings and fold together in intense heat蝶翅树, 摩攀树。
1.1
- Colophospermum mopane, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Colophospermum mopane,豆科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Setswana.