mopani

mopane

/ (mɒˈpɑːnɪ) /

noun

a leguminous tree, Colophospermum (or Copaifera) mopane, native to southern Africa, that is highly resistant to drought and produces very hard wood Also called: ironwood

Word Origin for mopani

C19: from Setswana (a Bantu language) mo-pane

Words nearby mopani

moot point, mop, mop up, mop up the floor with, mop-up, mopani, mopani worm, mopboard, mope, moped, mopery

Example sentences from the Web for mopani

This stuffs too valuable till we get clear of the mopani belt.

In the Whirl of the Rising |Bertram Mitford
She sleeps the first night (she started in the afternoon) in a belt of Mopani forest.

Tales of South Africa |H.A. Bryden
The Mopani colliery, which dates back to 1860, is worked by a joint-stock company.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 |Various
Then there was silence again in the mopani forest, where lay three motionless human bodies; dead silence, for—hours, it seemed.

In the Whirl of the Rising |Bertram Mitford

And now, through its lifting folds, rises in dark loom the jagged silhouette of the mopani stockade.

In the Whirl of the Rising |Bertram Mitford